Lynchburg,VA : Two hurt as Pittsylvania County police pursuit ends in crash on March, Tuesday 27th 2018

A high-speed police pursuit ended with a single-car wreck that knocked down a utility pole and power lines and sent two men to the hospital Tuesday evening, Virginia State Police reported.

It all started at about 6:50 p.m. on Franklin Turnpike.


That’s when Virginia State Police Senior Trooper William Barnes said he got behind a white BMW sedan.

“I turned my lights on and that’s when he kicked it,” Barnes told the Register & Bee at the scene.

The trooper then alerted state police dispatch about the pursuit.

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Two hurt as Pittsylvania County police pursuit ends in crash