The driver of an SUV was injured in a crash following a brief chase with police early yesterday morning in Mount Pleasant.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, a Mount Pleasant Police officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation shortly after 1 a.m. The SUV fled and the driver then lost control of the vehicle, striking a tree.
The driver, identified as 19-year-old Caleb Kuster of Mount Pleasant, was not wearing a seat belt and was flown by helicopter to University of Iowa Hospitals. His condition is not being released.
