Police chase ends with vehicle crashing into Travis County courthouse

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police said after a chase overnight Thursday into Friday, the driver of a vehicle crashed into a building. The building was the Travis County Civil Courthouse off Guadalupe Street in downtown Austin.

APD said on Friday at approximately 12:22 a.m., officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the 700 block of East 11th Street.

According to police, that incident resulted in a chase that ended with the driver of the vehicle crashing into a building in the 1000 block of Guadalupe Street.

APD said four people were found in the vehicle, and they were later taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

 

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police said after a chase overnight Thursday into Friday, the driver of a vehicle crashed into a building. The building was the Travis County Civil Courthouse off Guadalupe Street in downtown Austin.

APD said on Friday at approximately 12:22 a.m., officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the 700 block of East 11th Street.

According to police, that incident resulted in a chase that ended with the driver of the vehicle crashing into a building in the 1000 block of Guadalupe Street.

APD said four people were found in the vehicle, and they were later taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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