High-speed police chase on Beltway ends in crash, sparked delays

A file photo of a Montgomery County police car. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)

A high-speed chase on the Capital Beltway in Maryland ended up in a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon.

Just before 2 p.m., Montgomery County police got a call of a robbery at a CVS near Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland.

When officers got there, the suspect had fled the scene in a van and got on the Inner Loop of the Beltway.

Police set up a chase, which ended with the suspect hitting another car near Exit 29 of the Beltway.

The suspect is now under arrest.

Emergency crews were evaluating some injured.

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