VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) — A man is in the hospital after kidnapping two people and crashing his vehicle while fleeing from authorities in Visalia.
Visalia police say just before 9 a.m., they responded to the area of Turner Street near the Visalia Cemetery, where they discovered that a man had forced his way into a home, dragged a woman outside by her hair, and threatened to kill her in front of her family.
Witnesses gave authorities a description of the suspect’s vehicle, which was later located on Plaza Drive north of Visalia.
The woman, along with another male victim, was able to get out of the vehicle before the suspect again fled. Shortly after, the suspect crashed his vehicle near Plaza Drive and Riggin Avenue.
The suspect was taken to the hospital for his injuries. His identity has not been released.
Details on what led to the two victims’ kidnapping have not been released.
