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STOW, Ohio —
Stow police have released cruiser dashcam video which shows a wild, 52-mile pursuit of a stolen dump truck.
Officials said a teen driver was behind the wheel of the truck, which can be seen barreling into police and civilian cars in the video.
It started early Saturday morning when a resident reported his 1996 Mack dump truck missing.
The truck owner's son later spotted his father's vehicle in the area of Fishcreek Road in Stow.
Officers responded and tried to stop the stolen dump truck, but officials said the 17-year-old driver had other plans.
According to police, the teen driver intentionally rammed two police cruisers and attempted to drive over another.
A witness told Fox 8 News the scene was almost unreal. "I thought it was a movie being filmed. There was a red dump truck coming about 50 miles an hour in reverse. It went right through both police cars, knocked the police cars out of the way, hit four more cars...it was throwing these cars...it was unbelievable," said Bill Horrigan.
The driver continued fleeing through Stow and southbound on State Route 8.
"He took on the police, and he damaged several civilian vehicles. He attempted on Route 8 to strike civilian and police vehicles. Obviously, a very dangerous behavior when you're driving a dump truck," Lt. Ann Stirm of Stow police said.
Finally, after a 52.5 mile pursuit through several counties, the teen purposefully drove into a guardrail on Columbia Road, just east of I-77 near Strasburg.
He was taken into custody around 12:30 p.m. Saturday and faces numerous charges.
Multiple surrounding safety force agencies assisted with the pursuit. Two police officers sustained injuries during the ordeal. Authorities said they were treated and released from area hospitals.
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