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Midtown Manhattan police chase ends with guns drawn
Police stopped a driver at gunpoint in Midtown after they sideswiped and crashed into multiple vehicles on Tuesday morning. FOX 5 NY's Lisa Evers has the latest.
NEW YORK CITY - Police stopped a driver at gunpoint in Midtown after they sideswiped and crashed into multiple vehicles on Tuesday morning, the NYPD said.
What we know:
Police received a call regarding a collision at 300 Park Avenue at 6:53 a.m. Officers instructed the unidentified vehicle involved in said collision to pull over.
The 45-year-old driver did not pull over, but instead struck an officer's vehicle at East 14th St. and Union Square East.
According to police, the suspect struck multiple vehicles, including police vehicles, causing officers to begin a police chase that ended with the driver at gunpoint near 50th St. and Lexington Ave.
In a video taken by a witness, an officer is seen grabbing the suspect out of the car at gunpoint as multiple other officers assist to apprehend the driver. The suspect was taken into custody.
Police say the driver blew a zero on the breathalyzer, indicating that they were not intoxicated at the time of the incident.
There were no reported injuries, police said.
What we don't know:
Police are unsure of the motive or cause of the reckless driving.
The Source: This article uses official information from the NYPD and reporting by FOX 5 NY's Lisa Evers.