A police chase Wednesday afternoon ended in a crash at a busy intersection and the arrests of two people. There were no injuries reported due to the crash.
Shortly after 7 p.m., Wednesday, police on routine patrol observed a 2005 Ford, belonging to Ms. Kaytrina Bell, that matched the description of a stolen car from St. Petersburg at N. 31st Street and Chelsea. Police verified that the vehicle was stolen. When the officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fled and a pursuit began.
When the vehicle reached the intersection of N. 22nd Street and E. Hillsborough Avenue, the driver in the stolen vehicle cleared the intersection, but struck a Dodge Caravan as it attempted to pass it. It traveled a short distance further and struck a police cruiser, police said.
Police arrested Ms. Bracesia Vaughan Butts, 19, of Miami, who was apparently driving the car and charged her with burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, grand theft of a motor vehicle, fleeing and attempting to elude police, and having no valid driver’s license.
The passenger, Charles Parker Harrington, 21, of St. Petersburg, was charged with burglary of an occupied vehicle.






