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Police chase through Pennsylvania and Delaware ends in crash

A police chase that wound through parts of Pennsylvania and Delaware Sunday morning has ended with the car that was being pursued slamming into a fire hydrant in a residential area in New Castle County and the driver taken into custody.

Police investigate the crash scene near 1911 Zebley Rd in Claymont Delaware on Aug. 25, 2013.The Driver of the Toyota Corolla led PA State, Delaware State, New Castle County and Upper Chichester Police on a morning chase through Pa. and Delaware before he was rammed by a police car and crashed. The driver was taken into custody by New Castle County Police. ( ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer )
Police investigate the crash scene near 1911 Zebley Rd in Claymont Delaware on Aug. 25, 2013.The Driver of the Toyota Corolla led PA State, Delaware State, New Castle County and Upper Chichester Police on a morning chase through Pa. and Delaware before he was rammed by a police car and crashed. The driver was taken into custody by New Castle County Police. ( ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer )Read more
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A police chase that wound through parts of Pennsylvania and Delaware Sunday morning has ended with the car that was being pursued slamming into a fire hydrant in a residential area in New Castle County and the driver taken into custody.

The incident took place around 10 a.m., with the pursuit involving Pennsylvania State Police, New Castle County Police and Upper Chichester Police, according to Inquirer photographer Elizabeth Robertson, who witnessed the chase.

At one point, it went through the parking lot of the Acme Shopping Center at Foulk and Naamans Roads. The chase ended on Zebley Road.

More details later on the man taken into custody and whether anyone was injured.

- Diane Mastrull

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