A man is in the hospital after a suspected car thief hit his truck during a police chase in Dallas. The driver of the alleged stolen vehicle was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene.
A driver trying to escape Dallas Police in a stolen vehicle Thursday morning was killed in a crash, police say.
According to police, at about 10:45 a.m. officers spotted a stolen vehicle in a parking lot along the 1200 block of South Buckner Boulevard, near the intersection with Lake June Road.
Officers walked toward the car to attempt to stop the driver and as they were approaching they said the man backed up and rammed their marked patrol car.
The man then sped off and was pursued by Dallas Police.
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As he drove southbound along Buckner the driver of the stolen vehicle collided with an uninvolved city marshal's vehicle and another driver in the 10900 block of Elam.
Family members identified the innocent driver as Tereso Ramirez. Gracie Reyes is Ramirez's aunt. She said she arrived at Elam Street in Dallas to find her nephew’s car damaged and his belongings all over the road. She told NBC 5 she rushed to the scene, joined by other relatives, to collect some of his items while he sought medical attention.
"Terrible," she said. "I don’t know how it happened or what, but just terrible."
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Police said the driver of the stolen vehicle was ejected from his vehicle and died at the scene. Surveillance video shared with NBC 5 shows the horrific ending to the police chase in Pleasant Grove.
Dallas Police identified the man Thursday afternoon as 40-year-old John Carter.
The family of the innocent driver rushed to the scene and began collecting the man’s belongings scattered across the street.
According to police, neither of the drivers hit by Carter were injured and there were no other injuries reported in connection with the pursuit and crash.
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