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Driver fleeing Columbia Falls police hospitalizes teenage girl in car crash on Highway 2
A stolen Dodge Durango chased at speeds up to 80 mph crashed at a highway intersection, injuring a teenage girl who was hospitalized in Seattle, officials said.
- On Friday, Columbia Falls Police Department pursued a reported stolen Dodge Durango on Highway 2, ending in a crash that injured a teenage girl.
- After a stolen-vehicle report, Columbia Falls officers soon identified the stolen Dodge Durango driving recklessly on Highway 2 near East Reserve Road, prompting a pursuit.
- The chase reached speeds up to 80 miles per hour, and at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 206 the stolen Durango struck the other car turning west.
- Following the collision, authorities opened an investigation handled by the Montana Highway Patrol, Flathead County Sheriff's Office, and Columbia Falls Police Department, while police took the stolen-car driver into custody.
- Columbia Falls Police Department issued a press release on Saturday confirming the injured teenage driver was moved to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, with Chief Chad Stephens offering condolences.
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Driver fleeing Columbia Falls police hospitalizes teenage girl in car crash on Highway 2
FLATHEAD COUNTY, Mont. – A vehicle pursuit between someone driving a stolen car and police officers ended in a crash on Highway 2, which sent a teenage girl to the hospital.
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