Police Identify Driver After Chase, Crash In SE OKC

A police pursuit ended with a crash Friday afternoon in the southeast part of the Oklahoma City metro.

Oklahoma City Police said Daniel Woods was arrested after leading officers on a pursuit.

Police said Woods was taken to a nearby hospital to get checked out and is being booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center on multiple complaints, including aggravated assault and battery on a police officer and felony eluding.

Bob Mills SkyNews 9 was over the scene of the crash, which happened on Eastern Avenue between Southeast 59th Street and Interstate 240.

Why was the suspect running from police?

The driver was suspected of shoplifting at an OnCue at Northwest 10th Street and Portland Avenue in Oklahoma City, where he allegedly attempted to hit a police officer with his car.

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This is a developing story.