Parma Heights officers arrested two people after a high-speed chase ended in a building crash
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Parma Heights, OH - Two people were taken into custody early Tuesday after a driver fleeing from Parma Heights police crashed into a commercial building.
According to authorities, Officers with the Parma Heights Police Department spotted a dark-colored Volkswagen traveling at nearly twice the posted speed limit around 1:11 a.m. on Pearl Road and attempted a traffic stop.
Police said the vehicle initially stopped in the roadway before the driver accelerated and fled, prompting a pursuit with emergency lights and sirens activated. Officers requested assistance from neighboring agencies to help deploy "pursuit termination devices."
During the chase, the driver lost control while attempting a turn and crashed into a building at the corner of Brookpark Road and Roseside Drive, police said. The building sustained damage.
Officers took two adults into custody at the scene. Authorities said one of the individuals had an outstanding felony warrant through the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
The incident remains under investigation, and formal charges against the driver are pending.