Driver suspected of violent crime in Děčín district crashes on D8 following police pursuit

A 52-year-old driver collided at high speed with a lorry on motorway D8 near Nová Ves after being pursued by police. The case is connected to a violent crime in Jílové in the Děčín district.

Driver suspected of violent crime in Děčín district crashes on D8 following police pursuit

Suspect in violent crime in Děčín district crashes on D8, left in serious condition

Regional detectives are investigating a violent crime that occurred during the night from Saturday to Sunday in the village of Jílové in the Děčín district, according to cnn.iprima.cz. In connection with the case, police pursued a personal vehicle driven by a 52-year-old.

The pursuit ended in a crash. Before 1:00 a.m., the driver collided at high speed with a lorry on motorway D8 near Nová Ves in the Mělník district. Paramedics transported him with very serious injuries to the Faculty Hospital in Královské Vinohrady in Prague.

"In connection with the case, there was subsequently a pursuit of the 52-year-old driver. The driver subsequently collided at high speed with a lorry on motorway D8 before Prague," police stated on the X network.

Regional police spokesperson Veronika Hyšplerová said that no further detailed information could be provided about the case at this time. Detectives are continuing to investigate both the circumstances of the violent crime in Jílové and the course of the subsequent traffic accident.

Source: Google News CZ — Crime (cs)

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