Police have released the identity of a driver arrested after a high-speed chase in Maplewood — Sam Rodriguez Arteaga, 30, St. Paul.
Arteaga was arrested on suspicion of car theft after the car he was driving collided head-on with another car Tuesday.
The chase began when Cottage Grove Police spotted a car they believed to be stolen. They pursued it north along U.S. Highway 61, then north on McKnight Road to Interstate 94. The car veered into oncoming traffic, and struck another car.
Arteaga, his two passengers and three people in the other car were hurt, but none of the injuries was considered life-threatening.