Cross Creek Township, PA : Three people injured after police chase ends in crash in Washington County on Tuesday morning, May 24, 2016

Three people were injured this morning after a police chase ended with a crash in Washington County.

The crash occurred around 4:30 a.m. on Lynn Portal Road near Old Ridge Road in Cross Creek Township. One of the injured was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. The extent of that person’s injuries has not been released. The conditions of the other two were not available.

Troopers haven’t said who was driving, but identified the injured — all 19-year-olds — as Timothy Romenetti, of Hickory, and Shea Carroll and Rachel Phillips, both of Washington, Pennsylvania.

Troopers from the Washington barracks say the vehicle sped away from a traffic stop about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday then hit a tree on Lynn Portal Road in Cross Creek Township.

Romenetti and Phillips weren’t wearing seat belts and were ejected. They’ve been taken to a Pittsburgh hospital with serious injuries. Carroll was belted into the vehicle and was taken to nearby Washington Hospital with lesser injuries.

No charges or citations have been issued.

Source :
3 injured after police chase ends in crash in Washington County