Murder suspect wanted in Maryland arrested in Philadelphia after police chase and crash in Juniata Park

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A police chase in Philadelphia’s Juniata Park neighborhood ended with a multi-car crash and the arrest of a murder suspect wanted in Maryland.

It started just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday when officers attempted to stop a pickup truck along the 4000 block of I Street for traffic violations.

According to authorities, the driver sped away and led police on a chase before the pickup crashed into several parked cars on the 4000 block of Castor Avenue.

Even a police vehicle was smashed in the wreckage.

The two men who were in the truck were taken to area hospitals.

Investigators say the driver is wanted in connection with a murder in Queens County, Maryland.

He is expected to be extradited to Maryland, where he faces murder charges.