Several patrol cars chased the driver of a suspected stolen car for kilometers through Saxony on Thursday. Two officers were injured in the process, according to the Görlitz police department. The officers pursued the car for nearly 100 kilometers from Dresden to Neugersdorf (Görlitz district). There it came to an accident.
According to police, the driver stopped and a radio patrol car stopped next to the getaway car. Thereupon the driver accelerated again and rammed the patrol car with his car, it was said. The two police officers required medical treatment. The official car has a total loss.
The fleeing driver crashed shortly thereafter with his car on a company premises against a steel pallet and fled on foot. Currently, he is still being searched for. In addition to numerous officers, a tracking dog was also searching for the man.
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