HENRICO, Va. — A man that lead officers on a police pursuit is now in the hospital.
Officers responded to the 4400 block of Fox Den Drive for a report of a vandalism around 1:30 am Saturday.
Police spotted a car matching the description involved in the case, when they attempted to pull over the driver the suspect fled, according to Henrico police.
The suspect lead officers on a chase down I-295 near Brook Road.
Police deployed a spike strip and blew out the suspect’s car’s tires.
They lost control and ran into a tree.
Paramedics took the suspect, later identified as Joey Mac Fitzgerald Jr, 43, to VCU Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
Fitzgerald is facing felony eluding and DUI charges.
