One arrested after crash into State Historical Society building
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Boone County Sheriff's Department
Gire Ngizahayo
Gire Ngizahayo, 23, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, speeding, careless and imprudent driving, resisting arrest and leaving the scene of a crash, according to a Columbia Police Department news release.
The crash happened after police tried to pull over a driver for speeding near Stadium Boulevard and Ashland Road, police said. The chase went downtown, where the officers caught up to the vehicle at Providence Road and Elm Street, before the driver lost control and crashed into the building at Fifth Street and Elm, police said.