ASHEBORO, N.C. — Two people were injured after a car chase ended in a crash in Asheboro at 12:20 a.m. on Oct. 22, according to the Asheboro Police Department.
Police said they were dispatched to a report of shots fired on Vision Drive. Officers attempted to approach a "suspicious vehicle" and the vehicle drove away.
The chase started on Vision Drive before it headed onto I-73 Southbound. Police said the driver exited onto NC Highway 49 and attempted to exit onto Old NC Highway 49 when he lost control.
Police said the vehicle flipped and landed on its side.
The driver, a 15-year-old, was ejected from the car, while one passenger was partially ejected and pinned under the car. Another passenger managed to crawl out of the car, police said.
The passenger pinned under the car was flown to a hospital. The driver and the other passenger were taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to police.
When officers searched the car, they said they found a .45 caliber handgun, two AK-47 rifles, multiple rounds of ammunition, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, ski masks, a Halloween mask, and counterfeit one hundred dollar bills.
Police said they found 100 spent shell casings on Vision Drive.
The 15-year-old driver will have a juvenile petition filed against him, police said.
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