TRAFFIC ALERT: Pursuit ends with multi-vehicle crash on N. College Road in Wilmington

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A section of North College Road is back open after a law enforcement pursuit ended in a “serious” multi-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon.

According to a spokeswoman for the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, deputies initiated a pursuit of a suspect who allegedly stole a vehicle from a convenience store in the Bolivia area.

The pursuit crossed into Wilmington where it ended in a crash that involved at least four vehicles on North College Road near the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.

A spokesperson for the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, which assisted in the pursuit, said the suspect has been detained.

According to the Wilmington Police Department, the suspect, 45-year-old, Jamie Skazenski was seriously injured in the crash.

Skazenski and another driver were taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

A section of North College was closed from the MLK Parkway to the Market Street overpass for more than four hours while crews worked to clear the scene.

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