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High speed chase ends in PIT maneuver on Wynnton Road in Columbus
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- High speed chase ended with PIT maneuver on Wynnton Road in Columbus Thursday evening around 9 p.m.
- Suspect wanted for aggravated assault of officer; chase spanned interstate, multiple roads; suspect identity unknown.
A high speed chase ended in Columbus Thursday evening.
The chase came to an end on Wynnton Road between 13th Avenue and Wynnton Court around 9 p.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
CNAW2News sources say a chase from a neighboring agency came into Columbus police jurisdiction when police took over. The chase was reported on the interstate, Cusseta Road, Brown Avenue and Wynnton Road before ending in a PIT maneuver.
Columbus police crime scene investigators were on scene taking images of the scene. A green car was spotted in the woodline along Wynnton Road.
CNAW2News is told the chase involved a suspect wanted on an aggravated assault of an officer charge. The identity of the suspect remains unknown.
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