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Two-county chase ends in Jim Thorpe

A two-county high speed chase came to an end Friday afternoon in Jim Thorpe

The incident began in Tamaqua around 3 p.m. when police were notified of a suspected intoxicated woman operating a Chevrolet Malibu.

The chase began on Route 309 South when the woman turned onto Owl Creek Road.

The chase continued east into Summit Hill on White Bear Drive.

It continued into Jim Thorpe through Lentz Trail then onto Center Avenue where it ended in the 800 block when she ran into a blockade of police cars. The woman was taken into custody.

Police stop a DUI suspect in Jim Thorpe after a chase through Tamaqua and Summit Hill. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS