A car being chased by police crashed into at least one car and nearly crashed into Mother's Next Door's dining room near Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

NEW ORLEANS - Police say a car trying to speed away from officers crashed into several other vehicles before stopping in the New Orleans Central Business District Tuesday morning.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, a caller said he was being followed by a maroon Chevrolet around 10:32 a.m. near Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets. An NOPD vehicle responded to the scene, approached the suspect vehicle and turned on its lights.

Police say the suspect vehicle tried the flee the scene, crashed into several other cars before coming to a stop. Two men then got out of the car and ran away. Officers later discovered a handgun at the scene believed to be discarded by the two men.

There were no reported injuries from the hit-and-run.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the NOPD eighth district detectives at 504-658-6080.