Man Detained Following Police Pursuit and Direct Collision with UPS Truck

A man was apprehended after a police chase culminated in a frontal crash with a UPS truck on Saturday morning.

The incident occurred at around 9:30 a.m. when a Garfield Heights Police officer attempted to pull over a vehicle for a traffic infraction on Warner Road near Garfield Boulevard, as per a statement from the Garfield Heights Police Department.

The chase, which commenced in Garfield Heights and ended in Cleveland, concluded when the suspect’s vehicle struck a UPS delivery truck head-on at the intersection of Warner Road and Bancroft Avenue.

After the collision, the driver fled on foot but was apprehended by police officers nearby, the statement revealed.

The detainee, a 19-year-old man, was taken to Metro Health Medical Center to treat minor injuries, according to the police statement.

The UPS driver escaped the incident without injuries, the statement confirmed.

No additional details are available at this time.


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