UPDATE 9:30-a.m. 12/9 (Washington County, Iowa) – A pursuit in eastern Iowa Sunday afternoon resulted in a double-fatal, head-on crash. According to Muscatine Police, at approximately 3:15 p.m. the Muscatine Police Department responded to multiple reports of a woman later identified as 36-year-old Brittany Miles, of Cedar Rapids, driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue SUV through Muscatine shooting at people. Officers located the vehicle along Park Avenue and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Miles refused to yield, and the pursuit lead out of Muscatine along 231st Street, police say.

A Muscatine Police Officer was who involved in the chase lost control of his car and crashed near the Cedar River. According to authorities, the officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital for treatment. The pursuit continued west onto US Highway 218 and was picked up by outside law enforcement agencies. Miles began driving the wrong direction into oncoming traffic and eventually struck a 2017 Ford Explorer head on. The crash occurred at around 3:50-p.m.

Brittany Miles died upon impact. 27-year-old Olivia Alvarez, of Cedar Rapids, who was driving the Ford, died after life-saving measures were performed.

The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the DNR officers, Washington County EMS, 911, the Medical Examiner’s Office, Riverside Fire/EMS, Ainsworth Fire/EMS, the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office and Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office.