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VIDEO: Police pursuit leads to crash, suspect arrested

Police pursuit leads to crash, suspect arrested


Photographer: KNXV
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Posted: 08/21/2012

PHOENIX - A man and woman were arrested after they fled from officers trying to stop their vehicle Tuesday morning.

Air15 caught the end of the chase where you can see the white pickup truck run a red light and hit another car.

WATCH VIDEO OF THE PURSUIT, CRASH AND ARREST IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ABOVE

The driver kept going, stopping a couple of blocks later and running from the truck.

The male passenger in the pickup truck, 46-year-old Anthony "Tony" Wheeler, was wanted for aggravated assault on a police officer, authorities said.

The female suspect driver has not been identified. She and her passenger were both taken into custody.

Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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