MILWAUKEE — Cell phone video shows the moment a police pursuit ends with a driver crashing and rolling over in Milwaukee Thursday evening.
It happened near 6th and Vine shortly before 10 p.m.
WATCH: A bystander shot video of the police pursuit and the driver crashing.
Milwaukee police said it had attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle when the pursuit started.
The pursuit ended after the suspect vehicle crashed into multiple trees, causing the car to overturn.
The driver, a 46-year-old man, had to be extricated from the vehicle. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
MPD said he was arrested and charges are being referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.
The next day, pieces of the car and two downed trees remained on the median near 6th and Vine.
"I saw them cut the guy out and do whatever they could with him on the ground and get them over to the ambulance," said Raymond Wrencher who lives nearby.
Neighbors said this latest crash is an example of life in Milwaukee with reckless driving.
Micheal Moore said he keeps his two-year-old son at home often because the roads are so dangerous. He described the issue as a vicious cycle.
"I ain't here to cast to blame on neither person, the criminal or the police, but it was the point, do you stop the chase," Moore said.
"If a guy gets too high rates of speed, let him go. Don't pursue through the neighborhoods like that," Wrencher said.
Both men admitted to breaking the rules of the road at times just to get away from reckless drivers.
"It's all a part of defensive driving. You're driving for others and not just yourself," Wrencher said.
"It's called lose-lose. If I speed, I lose, right? If I don't speed, somebody hit my car," Moore added.
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