(Denison) A vehicle pursuit in Crawford County early Sunday morning ended in a crash and the arrest of two people.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, the incident occurred around 2 a.m. as 22-year-old Carlos Gomez-Paz of Papillion, Nebraska, was driving a 2013 Hyundai Elantra westbound on Highway 30 while attempting to elude Denison Police. At the intersection of Highway 30 and 12th Street, the Elantra collided with a southbound 2024 GMC Acadia driven by 30-year-old Blake Beymer of Denison.
Following the collision, the SUV came to rest south of the intersection, while the Elantra stopped in a parking lot west of the intersection. Both drivers and an unidentified passenger in the SUV were treated at the scene for minor injuries and released.
The Iowa State Patrol reports Gomez-Paz was arrested for eluding, and Beymer was arrested for operating while intoxicated (OWI).
