Spire worker hit when chase ends as crash in South City

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A Spire worker was hit when a chase ended in a crash in South City Wednesday morning.

St. Louis County police tell News 4 one of their officers was chasing the Suburban when it hit a Spire worker and crashed near the intersection of Gravois and Christy.

Police say the Spire employee suffered a severe injury to his leg and was taken to a hospital.

Spire issued the following statement about the crash:

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Spire employee who was struck by a vehicle while working at a job site this morning. Our employee was taken to a local hospital and is currently surrounded by family and coworkers.

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