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Car flips and catches fire during chase in northwest OKC; 2 suspects arrested

Police say neither suspect was injured during the crash

Car flips and catches fire during chase in northwest OKC; 2 suspects arrested

Police say neither suspect was injured during the crash

AREA IS CLEAR. ALSO DEVELOPING THIS MORNING, OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE ON A CHASE OF A STOLEN CAR BEFORE IT ENDED UP FLIPPING AND CATCHING ON FIRE. AND TWO SUSPECTS HERE EVENTUALLY ARRESTED ONE WHO TRIED TO MAKE A RUN FOR IT. THE CAR CRASHING OUT AT 16TH AND MACARTHUR AND THAT’S WHERE WE FIND KOCO CAMERON SIBERT. YEAH, GOOD MORNING. AS THE TRAFFIC RUSH GETS UNDERWAY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE, WE’RE GETTING A BETTER LOOK AT THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND HERE AT THE CORNER OF MACARTHUR BOULEVARD AND NORTHWEST 16TH STREET. THIS IS WHERE THAT STOLEN CAR CRASHED. YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT DID TO THIS CONCRETE CURB. CONTINUING INTO THIS PARKING LOT, A TRAIL OF DAMAGE THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND, THE CAR FLIPPING ON ITS SIDE, EVENTUALLY CATCHING FIRE BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS SHOWED UP TO THE SCENE. POLICE TELL US TWO SUSPECTS STOLE THAT CAR. AT SOME POINT OVERNIGHT, AN OFFICER TRIED TO PULL THEM OVER, WHICH THEY THEN TOOK OFF, LED THEM ON A CHASE. A HARD TURN CAUSED THEM TO FLIP AND CATCH FIRE IN THIS PARKING LOT. OUR CAMERAS GOT TO THE SCENE JUST MOMENTS AFTER THAT. ONE SUSPECT EVEN GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RUN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. A PASSENGER WAS ALSO ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, THANKS TO A SEARCH INVOLVING CANINE OFFICERS AND A POLICE HELICOPTER THAT WAS IN THIS AREA. SO BOTH SUSPECTS ARE IN CUSTODY THIS MORNING. WE’RE FOLLOWING UP WITH POLICE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CHARGES THEY MIGHT BE FACING. MIRACULOUSLY, POLICE TELL US NEITHER OF THEM WERE HURT AS A RESULT OF THIS CRASH
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Car flips and catches fire during chase in northwest OKC; 2 suspects arrested

Police say neither suspect was injured during the crash

Police arrested two suspects after a stolen car flipped and caught fire during a chase early Thursday morning in northwest Oklahoma City. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The incident started overnight after police said the suspects carjacked a driver. Officers later spotted the stolen vehicle and tried to pull over the suspects.The suspects sped off, and police engaged in a pursuit. The driver took a hard turn during the chase, causing the vehicle to flip onto its side and catch fire near Northwest 16th Street and MacArthur Boulevard. A passenger was immediately taken into custody. Authorities said the driver tried running from the scene, but police K9s and Air 1 helped find and arrest them.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppNeither suspect was injured in the crash, according to police. Top Headlines WATCH: Alligator swipes fish from teen's fishing line Scene clear after multi-vehicle crash causes traffic slowdown on I-40 in OKC Bicyclist in critical condition after hit-and-run crash in OKC Search for missing man continues after EF4 tornado devastates Barnsdall Deadly Barnsdall tornado gets preliminary EF4 rating, search continues for missing man: What we know

Police arrested two suspects after a stolen car flipped and caught fire during a chase early Thursday morning in northwest Oklahoma City.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

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The incident started overnight after police said the suspects carjacked a driver. Officers later spotted the stolen vehicle and tried to pull over the suspects.

The suspects sped off, and police engaged in a pursuit. The driver took a hard turn during the chase, causing the vehicle to flip onto its side and catch fire near Northwest 16th Street and MacArthur Boulevard.

A passenger was immediately taken into custody. Authorities said the driver tried running from the scene, but police K9s and Air 1 helped find and arrest them.

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Neither suspect was injured in the crash, according to police.


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