MARTINSVILLE, VA : Vehicle pursuit leads to crash on Rives Road in Martinsville on Friday, 26th January 2024

A man was charged with a felony eluding after a high-speed vehicle pursuit in Martinsville on Friday, Jan. 26.

According to Lt. Clark with the Martinsville Police Department, officers received a report of shots fired in the uptown area of the city. As officers responded, they noticed a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction on a one-way street.

As officers went to initiate a traffic stop, the driver did not comply and allegedly sped up, beginning a vehicle pursuit. Lt. Clark says the pursuit continued throughout the city limits of Martinsville until the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed on Rives Road.

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