McKeesport carjacking suspect arrested after crashing in North Versailles

A suspect in a McKeesport assault and carjacking crashed on Route 30 in North Versailles on Thursday afternoon after failing to stop for an Allegheny County sheriff’s deputy, according to the sheriff’s office.

The deputy took the man into custody after he crashed into a utility pole near Grandview Cemetery, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office did not immediately identify the suspect.

The crash was reported just before 3 p.m. and shut down traffic on a portion of Route 30 until about 7:30 p.m., according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatch supervisor.

The only person injured in the crash was the suspect, who suffered broken bones and was taken to an area hospital, TribLive news partner WTAE reported.

According to a statement from the sheriff’s office, the deputy positioned his cruiser in a parking lot at Routes 30 and 48 after hearing a radio report that the suspect’s vehicle was headed in that direction on Route 48.

When the car approached with the driver’s window rolled down, the deputy yelled for the driver to pull over, but the car turned onto Route 30.

The deputy pulled onto Route 30 in pursuit but slowed down, turning off his lights and siren, when the suspect took off at a high rate of speed, according to the statement.

When the deputy arrived at the crash scene a few minutes later, the suspect was out of the car and was taken into custody.

The crash caused a power outage for area Duquesne Light customers. A spokesperson for the utility said about 350 customers remained without power at about 8 p.m., with service expected to be restored by 10 p.m.

Additional details, including the suspect’s name and an account of the carjacking, weren’t available Thursday night from McKeesport or North Versailles police.