Sunday police chase ends in crash in Hokes Bluff sending three to the hospital

A police chase that began in Cherokee County ended in Hokes Bluff Sunday with a car accident that injured three people.

 Hokes Bluff Police Chief Mitchell Hill said the chase involved a juvenile suspect who fled a traffic stop in Cherokee County.

 "He apparently threw something out of the window and kept going," Hill said.

 The chase continued into Etowah County. At approximately 3 p.m., the vehicle driven by the juvenile collided with the rear of a pickup truck on County Road 71.

 The driver of the pickup, a woman with her 11-year-old and 19-year-old daughters, were all injured. they were airlifted to UAB Hospital. At least two of the victims were critically injured.

 Hill said the juvenile was also taken to the hospital for observation