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Car plunges into river during Missouri chase

NIXA, Mo. (AP) – A dive team is searching for a car that crashed into a southwest Missouri river during a police chase.

KYTV reports that the driver was unhurt. It isn’t clear if the driver has been charged.

A Christian County deputy on Wednesday attempted to stop the car for speeding. Sheriff Brad Cole says the deputy suspected the car was stolen, and that the driver was intoxicated.

A chase began. The car left the roadway on Highway 14 near Nixa and landed in the James River, near an access area.

A dive team from the Missouri State Highway Patrol is searching for the submerged vehicle.

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