A police pursuit that began with a report of a stolen vehicle in Jackson County ended in a crash in Mobile County on a Thursday afternoon, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they assisted law enforcement from Jackson County in chasing the stolen vehicle before it wrecked near the intersection of Grelot Road and Cody Road. “We were assisting in a pursuit with Jackson County and they wrecked out,” said Lori Myles, a public relations representative for the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.
Myles said witnesses at the scene described the chased vehicle as having flipped upside down during the crash. Several sheriff’s office vehicles involved in the pursuit sustained damage as well, she said. The driver of the pursued vehicle was taken to a local hospital following the wreck, though Myles said she did not immediately have confirmation of the extent of any other injuries.
Details about the original theft report out of Jackson County, including how the vehicle came to be in Mobile County, were still being gathered in the hours after the crash, according to the sheriff’s office.
Multi-jurisdictional pursuits like the one that ended near Grelot Road are not unusual in coastal Alabama, where sheriff’s deputies and municipal police routinely cross county lines while chasing stolen vehicles or fleeing suspects. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office regularly coordinates with neighboring counties on pursuits and searches that begin outside its jurisdiction.
The Sheriff’s Office asked the public to use caution near the Grelot Road area while officers cleared the scene and continued gathering information. As is standard in ongoing pursuit investigations, the office said additional details, including any charges against the driver, would be released as the case developed further.
Stolen vehicle pursuits that cross county lines can complicate jurisdiction and evidence-gathering, deputies said, which is why coordination between agencies like the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and their counterparts elsewhere in the state remains a routine part of how these cases are resolved.