(Denison, IA) – A pursuit in Crawford County early this (Sunday) morning resulted in a crash and two people being arrested. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident happened at around 2-a.m. as 22-year-old Carlos Gomez-Paz, of Papillion, NE, was driving a 2013 Hyundai Elantra westbound on Highway 30,attempting to elude Denison Police. At the intersection with 12th street, the car struck a southbound 2024 GMC Acadia (SUV), driven by 30-year-old Blake Beymer, of Denison.

Following the crash, the SUV came to rest south of the intersection, while the car came to rest in a parking lot west of the intersection. The Patrol says both drivers and a passenger in the SUV (who was not identified) were provided medical attention for minor injuries at the scene, and released.

The State Patrol says Gomez-Paz was arrested for Eluding, and Beymer was arrested for OWI.