Police Chase Leads To Crash, SUV Flipped Several Times: Police

STAFFORD COUNTY, VA — A police chase ended on Wednesday afternoon when the suspect crashed into an SUV, which caused the SUV to flip over several times, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.

The driver of the SUV suffered minor injuries in the crash and first responders took him to the hospital for treatment. The suspect, who police identified as Tyreke Ellis, was checked at the hospital after the crash.

Ellis was arrested and charged with felony eluding, DUI, no driver’s license, improper passing, no seatbelt and holding a phone while driving. He was also served on outstanding warrants from Fredericksburg regarding domestic assault and vandalism, the sheriff's office said.

Around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, authorities with the Fredericksburg Police Department asked Stafford deputies to be on the lookout for Ellis, who was driving a grey Acura. Authorities believed Ellis was armed and intoxicated, according to the police report.

A pair of deputies saw Ellis in the car on northbound U.S. 1. The deputies said they saw "indicators for intoxicated driving" and noticed that Ellis had his phone in his hand and no seat belt, the sheriff's office claimed.

The deputies said they tried to stop Ellis, but he made a u-turn onto southbound U.S. 1 and reached speeds of 80 miles per hour. The deputies started to chase him, police said.

"He passed several cars by travelling over the double yellow line in a pursuit that lasted approximately one minute and went eight tenths of a mile," the Stafford County Sheriff's Office wrote on Facebook. "As Ellis neared the jail, he lost control and swerved into a southbound SUV, causing the SUV to flip several times and land on its roof in the southbound lanes."

After hitting the SUV, Ellis crashed into a ditch, according to the police report. After the crash, deputies were able to take Ellis into custody.