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East Orange Police Pursuit Ends in Newark Crash; Officer Injured

East Orange

A high-speed pursuit that began in East Orange came to a crashing end in Newark at around late night.

Police attempted to pull over a vehicle with its city limits at around 11 p.m.when the driver of the car ignored officer's lights and sirens and sped away.

Police chased the vehicle into Newark where a crash occurred on 18th Avenue and South 17th Street near West Side Park.

At least one police officer was transported to University Hospital suffering non-life threatening injuries according to preliminary reports.

The investigation is active and ongoing.

There are no immediate reports of arrests.

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