Liberec police chase: four officers hospitalized after crash

Several police cars collided near Liberec during a chase after a woman driver who refused to stop. Four people were taken to hospital, the ambulance service reports.

Ambulance service spokesman Michael Georgiev said three patients had minor injuries and one had moderate injuries. All were conscious and talking to paramedics.

The crash was caused by the chase: officers pursued the woman from the ice arena in Liberec. She did not stop and sped off along the busy I/35 road toward Stráž nad Nisou. Several patrols joined the pursuit.

The driver did not react even to a warning shot. She was stopped only in Stráž nad Nisou, where she was detained using force.

According to police spokeswoman Vladimíra Šrytrová, after being stopped the woman refused to take a test for alcohol and other prohibited substances. Police have yet to establish why she was fleeing from the patrols.

Around Prague, based on reporting by novinky.cz