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Car In Wyoming Pursuit Spun Out By Police On I-25

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - The southbound lanes of Interstate 25 were shut down between Loveland and Fort Collins for a time late Thursday afternoon following a vehicle pursuit that started in Wyoming and ended with law enforcement deliberately spinning out the suspect on a Colorado section of Interstate 25.

A spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol confirmed that the Wyoming Highway Patrol notified Colorado authorities at 4:27 p.m. about the pursuit.

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CSP's spokesman told CBS4 that stopsticks were deployed in an effort to deflate the suspect vehicle's tires, but that police eventually performed a PIT maneuver to end the chase.

The maneuver is technically known as a "pursuit intervention technique" but more easily understood as a forced spin-out.

One suspect is in custody and another person believed to be a victim in the incident was found and removed from the pursuit vehicle, CSP said.

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It's presently unknown what type of incident or crime preceded the pursuit, CSP stated, or if anyone involved has suffered injuries.

Southbound I-25 was re-opened at 5:40 p.m.

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