Fiery Crash Injures 3, After Police Chase From Roxbury To Parsippany

PARSIPPANY, NJ — An early-morning police chase that spanned several Morris County communities ended with the suspect's vehicle crashing on Route 10 in Parsippany, officials said.

Three people inside the vehicle were seriously injured, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.

The chase began after Roxbury Police responded to a burglary alarm at a business on Route 46, and located a suspect vehicle beginning to drive away.

The prosecutor's office said they were notified of the pursuit around 5:24 a.m.

Officers pursued the driver, who went onto Route 10 and headed eastbound through Randolph and Denville. The crash ended around 6 a.m. when the vehicle crashed into the median near the intersection of NJ-10 and Powder Mill Road in Parsippany, said officials.

The car then caught on fire, and a Patch editor at the scene witnessed burn damage to the highway divider.

First responders transported three people inside to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries, said a spokesperson with the MCPO.

No officers were reported to be injured, and the crash is still under investigation.

The intersection and all lanes of both roads had reopened by the evening.

Parsippany Police will post road closure updates on their Facebook page.

The pursuit reportedly began when the would-be burglars set off the alarm at Couture Traders in Roxbury, with owner Nolan Forlenza telling ABC7 that his store has been targeted multiple times. A fourth person was arrested near the store, that report said.