Crime

Merced police investigate 5-car crash at busy intersection following vehicle pursuit

Merced police and gang unit officers are investigating the scene of a five-vehicle collision at a busy Merced intersection, following a police pursuit.

Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsun-star.com

The crash involved five vehicles, Merced Police Sgt. Dan Dabney said, including a black Dodge Dart, white Ford Ranger, silver BMW and silver Toyota Corolla.

The fifth vehicle, a white Infiniti FX50S, was considered a suspect vehicle involved in a police pursuit just before the crash, Dabney said, adding no injuries were reported from any of the vehicles.

Additional details on the suspects, car chase or the collision weren’t immediately available, police said.

Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsun-star.com

This story will be updated.

This story was originally published December 11, 2019 at 2:12 PM.

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Vikaas Shanker
Merced Sun-Star
Vikaas Shanker is an award-winning reporter covering education, crime and courts for the Merced Sun-Star and Los Banos Enterprise. After growing up in Naperville, Illinois and graduating from the University of Kansas, he reported in several Chicago suburbs before moving to Merced County in 2016.
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