LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – One person is hospitalized after an overnight police chase ended in a crash early Monday morning.
Around 3 a.m., a Lubbock Police officer attempted a traffic stop near 38th and Avenue L on an SUV driven by Berardo Pauda Jr. III.
Investigators say he did not stop and continued east on 50th Street. Crash investigators determined Paudo Jr. drove through the intersection of 50th and Southeast Drive where he struck a utility pole and street sign.
Initially, Pauda Jr. was taken to UMC with minor injuries. However, police were notified his injuries were upgraded to serious.
The incident remains under investigation.
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