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2 injured during a collision that occurred during a pursuit in Shelby County
In an update, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports a man and woman from Harlan suffered minor injuries when their pickup truck was struck by a stolen vehicle that was being pursued by Sheriff’s Deputies. The incident began at around 7:50 p.m., Tuesday, as Deputies tried to stop a 2012 Chevy Camaro that was reported stolen out of Polk County. When the car failed to stop, a pursuit began near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and 19th Street, in Harlan.
The stolen Camaro turned onto 19th Street and continued to Cyclone Avenue in Harlan, where it turned west and then north, onto Highway 59. The car continued to Highway F-32, where it turned west into Hickory Road, and then turned south toward 1400th Street. The car turned west onto 1400th and then south onto Hazel Road. A Shelby County Deputy continued following the vehicle while two other Deputies paralleled the pursuit in an attempt to get into position to place “Stop sticks.”
The stolen Chevy turned east onto 1200th Street and continued until it reached Linden Road, where it failed to negotiate the T-Intersection, and entered a field. A Deputy continued to pursue the car until it reached County Road M-36 and turned back toward the City of Harlan. The chase entered the northeast part of town, traveled south on 5th Street to Cyclone Avenue, and turned east onto 4th Street before heading north. The car turned west on Broadway Street and continued to 12th Street, traveling south.
A Shelby County Deputy Sheriff placed stop sticks near the intersection of 12th and Lincoln Avenue, but before the stolen car made it to tire deflation devices, it collided with a 2015 Chevy Silverado, at the intersection of 12th and Pine Streets, in Harlan. The stolen car came to rest on 12th Street. The driver, 47-year-old Alan Spencer, was taken into custody. The pickup was occupied by Dale and Mary Swanson, of Harlan. The couple were transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital by Shelby County Ambulance and Harlan Fire, respectively, for treatment of their minor injuries.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office was assisted during the incident, by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Harlan Fire and Rescue, Shelby County Ambulance, and 712 Towing.