Police Chase Ends With Morganton Man Jumping off Bridge

A man was critically injured after jumping off a bridge during a police chase early Saturday morning. John Juan Jose of Morganton was being chased by the Morganton Department of Public Safety when he dove head first off of the Catawba River Bridge on N.C 18. According to the Morganton News Herald the chase began as an intoxicated pedestrian call and then Jose lead officers on a 9 mile car chase through Morganton. Officers then used stop sticks to flatten Jose’s tire causing him to finally come to a stop on the bridge. Jose was transported to the hospital with obvious traumatic injuries to his head and body.