Several people were hospitalized Friday after a serious crash on Roebuck Parkway.

Jefferson County sheriff’s Sgt. Joni Money provided this account of what happened: Shortly after 11:30 a.m., deputies were traveling north on Roebuck Parkway when a vehicle passed them heading southbound at a high rate of speed.

Deputies tried to turn around but were unable to immediately engage the vehicle in a pursuit because of its excessive speed. Deputies continued southbound on Roebuck Parkway in an attempt to locate the vehicle.

Once they got to the intersection of Roebuck Parkway and Tarrant-Huffman Road, they found the offender had been involved in an accident. Witnesses told authorities the offender’s vehicle approached the location at a high rate of speed and hit the concrete lane divider. The vehicle then entered the northbound lanes of traffic, striking a pickup truck that was occupied by multiple people.

Both the occupants of the pickup truck and the suspect were transported for medical treatment. Their conditions were not immediately available.

The crash drew dozens of onlookers and snarled traffic in the area.

Money said the suspect was driving a stolen vehicle and in possession of a stolen gun.