http://www.denverpost.com/2016/06/27/denver-police-chase-crash-suspect-injured/Denver police have arrested a man after a chase early Monday in which police used a crash maneuver to stop the suspect, who injured himself by leaping off the highway, authorities say.
Christopher Angelo Patterson, 40, has been arrested on a charge of eluding police, said Christine Downs, a Denver police spokeswoman. His injuries are not considered life threatening.
Other charges may also be charged in the case, Downs said.
Police were called at around 4:15 a.m. after a suspect fired shots. By the time police arrived at the location of the shooting, the suspect had fled.
The suspect was later spotted on eastbound Interstate 70. When officers tried to pull him over, Patterson allegedly sped away, Downs said.
During the chase, the suspect crashed into another vehicle and kept going, she said. At that point, police caught up with the suspect’s car and used a “pit maneuver” tactic, in which the officer intentionally crashed into the vehicle in order to stop the driver, Downs said.
When Patterson’s car came to a stop, he allegedly climbed out of the vehicle, ran across the eastbound lanes of I-70 onto westbound I-70, crossed three lanes of westbound I-70 and then leaped off the highway.
He fell about 40 feet and suffered serious injuries, Downs said. Patterson, who has a lengthy criminal record, was arrested following his fall.
Patterson was convicted of drug possession and sentenced to three years in prison on April 19, 2010. He was sentenced to six years in prison in 2007 for a similar drug conviction, according to court records.
In 1997, Patterson was sentenced to 18 months in prison on menacing and assault causing injury in Aurora, court records say. In 1999, he was sentenced to one year in prison on a charge of assault with a weapon causing serious bodily injury.
This link shows the actual overpass. Holy shit. that's a long drop.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...n-survives-jump-off-bridge-after-police-chase