Heavy police presence after car crashes into building on 9th Street in Columbus
A heavy law enforcement presence from Georgia State Patrol and Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office are on the scene of an incident Monday afternoon.
The incident is taking place at 9th Street and 9th Avenue. Authorities say Muscogee County deputies performed a traffic stop on the vehicle on 2nd Avenue. The vehicle pursued and Georgia State Patrol took over the pursuit. The pursuit ended in the fleeing vehicle crashing into a building.
One person was injured and transported to Piedmont Columbus Regional in unknown condition.
Columbus Fire and EMS are on the scene as well. This is a developing story.
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