Police said the pursuit started after a driver left the scene of a crash with injuries on eastbound Interstate 70 in St. Charles County.

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — Police say a man who evaded them after a crash on Interstate 70 was arrested when the pursuit ended in another crash in St. Peters on Friday afternoon.

A spokesperson for the Missouri State Highway Patrol said they responded to a report of a driver leaving the scene of a crash with injuries on eastbound Interstate 70 in O'Fallon.

A witness gave a description of the suspect's vehicle. Shortly after, the O'Fallon Police Department began to pursue the suspect after he exited on Bryan Road.

Police said the suspect tried to hit an O'Fallon police car and ran several red lights before O'Fallon police stopped chasing the suspect.

The suspect was later spotted on Interstate 70, and St. Peters Police Department picked the pursuit back up on Mid Rivers Mall Drive. St. Charles County police also joined the pursuit.

The suspect came to a stop after his vehicle struck four cars near the intersection of Mexico and Cave Springs Roads shortly before 4 p.m.

Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested the suspect.