2 Fargo residents in custody after police chase, crash

Published 10:24 am Monday, May 16, 2016

FARGO, N.D. — Two Fargo residents are in custody across the Minnesota border in Moorhead after a police chase that ended when the suspects crashed their vehicle.

Police say the 22-year-old man and 19-year-old woman fled a traffic stop about 12:45 a.m. Monday, traveling up to 70 mph in a 30 mph zone. The vehicle they were in eventually went out of control on a curve and slammed into a floodwall.

Both suspects then fled on foot. The woman was found hiding behind the floodwall. The man was taken into custody after allegedly fighting with officers.

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Police say they recovered what they suspect is a bag of methamphetamine.