ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. -- A car left the Thruway and crashed into a stone quarry following a chase, causing traffic backups Tuesday while police investgated.
According to state police, troopers were pursuing a Hyundai with New Jersey plates on Tuesday afternoon when the car, heading west, left the highway between the Pembroke and Depew exits.
Troopers said the vehicle was reported stolen in Monroe County.
Police said the driver, a 21-year-old from Ohio, was taken to a Buffalo hospital with injuries described as minor.