A man being pursued by federal agents in St. Paul crashed and was taken to the hospital Wednesday with non-life threatening injuries, according to St. Paul police.
Officers responded to a report of a crash at 9:40 a.m. at Western and Selby avenues. The man crashed into two vehicles before hitting a snowbank, said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a St. Paul police spokesman.
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her spoke out amid the surge in federal immigration enforcement, saying Wednesday’s incident underscores that ICE is “causing chaos, and putting residents at risk in St. Paul.”
St. Paul fire department medics transported the man to a hospital. People in the vehicles that were struck did not need medical attention at the scene, according to Vixayvong.
The situation drew a crowd and Her added, “I want to thank those who continue to show up and keep watch over their neighbors. I also want to thank the St. Paul Police for staying on the scene to clean up and ensure those impacted received assistance.
“Because of the reckless way that ICE is running their operation, one person ended up in the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, and several bystanders had their cars damaged,” she said. “This is just another incident that tells us loud and clear: Operation Metro Surge needs to end immediately.”
St. Paul police officers took a crash report and are investigating.
Police referred additional questions to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A Pioneer Press message to DHS wasn’t immediately returned.
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