Man pursued by federal officers crashes in St. Paul, sustains non-life threatening injuries

A man being pursued by federal agents in St. Paul crashed and was taken to the hospital Wednesday with non-life threatening injuries, according to St. Paul police.

Officers responded to a report of a crash at 9:40 a.m. at Western and Selby avenues. The man crashed into two vehicles before hitting a snowbank, said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a St. Paul police spokesman.

St. Paul fire department medics transported the man to a hospital. People in the vehicles that were struck did not need medical attention at the scene, according to Vixayvong.

St. Paul police officers took a crash report and are investigating.

Police referred additional questions to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A Pioneer Press message to DHS wasn’t immediately returned.

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