A high-speed pursuit of a vehicle occupied with suspects wanted for several felonies in Newark overnight ended in a violent crash in Elizabeth this morning.
According to authorities, police began to follow a tractor-trailer that was stolen at gunpoint when after the driver ignored officers' lights and sirens shortly before 4 a.m.
The driver of the truck sped its way onto Rt. 1&9 southbound towards Elizabeth where the chase ended after it crashed on Jersey Garden Boulevard and Veterans Memorial Drive.
The impact of the crash caused the truck to overturn causing at least three non-fatal injuries which included a police officer according to reports.
Two suspects were apprehended.
Police closed and detoured traffic on the Veteran Memorial Bridge to conduct the active and ongoing investigation.
**UPDATED: 6:48 a.m**