A traffic stop attempt led to a brief police pursuit and crash Tuesday afternoon after Capitol Police spotted a white Chevrolet 2500 with a swapped tag near Northside Drive and Hanging Moss Road, officials said.

Around 2:56 p.m., officers tried to pull the truck over, but the driver failed to yield and continued at a high speed down Meadowbrook Road, according to police. The driver then lost control near Honeysuckle Lane and Meadowbrook Road and hit a tree in the yard of a residence.

Officers helped remove the occupants from the vehicle. A subsequent search of the suspects and the truck turned up various narcotics and paraphernalia, police said.

Three occupants were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver was charged with possession of a controlled subs

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