Tearful moments as a Washington Court House police officer consoles his brother-in-blue after they crash in a high-speed pursuit.
The Guardian has obtained the dashcam video of three police cruisers that were involved in the chase.
In the video, you can see officers chasing Rogers Woods, a convicted felon out on parole. The chase started after a Washington Court House police officer recognized Woods driving a car and as someone who did not have a drivers license and had a warrant.
The chase started on Walnut Street Wednesday evening after Woods refused to pull-over. He led officers on a two-county pursuit that ended up in Williamsport; he almost wrecked his car numerous times in the pursuit.
There, Woods drove into a field where officers followed; that’s when two of them got hurt. While three of the city officers were chasing, two did not see a ditch in the field and wrecked their cars at high-speeds.
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Both officers sustained serious injuries that were non-life threatening. One was flown from the scene to Grant Medical in Columbus while the other was taken by ambulance to an area hospital.
The police department posted online that both officers are going to be okay.
Deputies and another officer caught Woods a few minutes later and he was taken to jail.
