UPDATE: Two dead after police chase ends in Highway 30 crash
Key Points:
- Two people died in a head-on collision on Highway 30 in Cedar Rapids following a police pursuit that started in Marshall County.
- The chase, involving a suspect who fired at law enforcement and struck a police cruiser, spanned four counties before ending near Highway 30 and Williams Boulevard.
- Officers attempted multiple times to disable the suspect's vehicle, which was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 30 when the final stop attempt occurred.
- The crash involved two Chevrolet Impalas, but authorities have not disclosed which vehicle the fatalities were in or the identities of the drivers.
- The Iowa State Patrol is conducting an investigation into the incident.