Two people have been taken into custody Wednesday morning after a police chase broke out along the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade route in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
Police say the pursuit, which began around 8:12 a.m. after a green sedan broke through a barrier on the north end of the parade route, went on for multiple blocks and ended after police performed a PIT maneuver on the vehicle near Grand and Pershing Road, near the south end of the two-mile route.
"A vehicle broke through the parade barrier on the north side of the route at 8:12 a.m.," KCPD said in a statement. "All officers on the route were immediately alerted. Clay County Sheriff's Deputies assisting KCPD deployed Stop Sticks, which the vehicle struck.
"The vehicle proceeded south down the route to where it turned at Pershing and was headed for the crowd. Multiple police cars were prepared to block it. Officers then used tactical vehicle intervention, also known as the PIT maneuver, to stop the suspect car on Pershing. Police took two suspects into custody. No injuries have been reported."
The car being pursued had multiple flat tires. Two people, a man and a woman, were both arrested. Police are investigating whether the driver was impaired at the time of the chase.
There were no injuries suffered in the incident, police said.
The parade was being held in honor of the Kansas City Chiefs, who became Super Bowl champions after defeating the San Francisco 49ers at Super Bowl LIV on Sunday.
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