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Abduction, chase, car crash: Car fleeing Newport News police catches fire in Hampton

Hampton police said the driver of a car was trying to get away from officers in Newport News.

HAMPTON, Va. — Wednesday night, Hampton police were investigating a two-vehicle crash near 50th Street and Aberdeen Road in which a driver was hurt.

Officers said one of the cars was fleeing from officers from Newport News before the wreck. It's not clear if the hurt driver was in that car or the other vehicle.

Newport News police spokesman Master Police Officer Brandon Maynard said the incident in originally came in as a possible "domestic-related abduction."

Newport News officers said the abduction victim "ended up jumping out of the car or getting out of the car, one of the two" at 34th Street and Roanoke Avenue in Newport News.

Police saw the suspect's car a block from that scene, and tried to pull him over. The resulting chase ended in Hampton, about one and a half miles away.

"The female sustained non-life injuries from the incident. The investigation continues and charges for the driver are pending," said Maynard.

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