3 People, 1 Dog Injured In Crash, Following Foxboro Police Chase

FOXBOROUGH, MA — Three people and a dog suffered serious injuries when a minivan being chased by Foxborough police crashed head on into another vehicle, police said.

Police said the chase started around noon Sunday after a report of shoplifting at the CVS Pharmacy at Patriot Place. Officers were given a description of two suspects and were told the suspects were driving a blue Chrysler minivan.

Shortly after the call, police saw the minivan pass them in the opposite direction on North Street. When the officer turned his cruiser around, police said the minivan took off speeding out of the officer's line of sight.

Less than a half mile up the road, police said they found the suspects were involved in a two-car crash. The officer didn't see the crash, but the preliminary investigation revealed that the minivan crashed head on with a Honda Ridgeline.

Inside the Honda Ridgeline was a man and a dog, and both suffered serious injuries. The man had to be airlifted to a Boston area hospital. His dog was picked up by Foxborough Animal Control and taken to Tufts Veterinary in Walpole.

Police said the two shopping lifting suspects, one man and a woman, also suffered serious injuries. Both were taken to Boston area hospitals, and the man needed to be airlifted.

Police said they are not releasing the names of anyone involved in the crash until family can be notified.