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Pursuit leads to a crash and injuries in eastern Iowa

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December 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Davenport, Iowa) – A pursuit in eastern Iowa’s Scott County, Thursday night, resulted in a crash and two people injured. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 1988 Suzuki motorcycle operated by 28-year-old Dayshaun Rias, of Davenport, was actively eluding law enforcement, when Rias failed to yield the right-of-way to a 2016 Dodge Dart, driven by 25-year-old Ryan Harris, of Davenport. The motorcycle and car collided at the intersection of W. 2nd and Gaines Streets, in Davenport, at around 10:20-p.m., Thursday.

Harris was not injured in the crash. Rias, and a passenger, 26-year-old Jessica Brady, of Davenport, were injured and transported by ambulance to Genesis East Hospital, in Davenport. The incident remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by Davenport Police, Fire and Medic personnel.