Police in Stráž nad Nisou stopped a Škoda driver after a chase that ended with a crash involving two police vehicles. The incident unfolded on Friday shortly after 11:30 pm, when officers in Liberec carried out a road check near the Home Credit Arena. The driver did not respond to repeated orders to stop and drove off towards Stráž nad Nisou along I. class road 35. Several police units joined the pursuit. Officers managed to stop the vehicle only after using a firearm and coercive measures in Stráž nad Nisou. During the chase, two police cars were involved in a road accident. The driver refused both a breath test for alcohol and a test for other addictive substances. Police limited the driver’s personal freedom and the case moved to a police station. Police are now investigating why the driver fled.