Five people are injured, including the suspect, after a stolen vehicle pursuit ended in a head-on crash Saturday night, according to Colorado State Patrol and the Aurora Police Department.

According to a CSP news release, CSP officers responded to the crash around 6:27 p.m. near the intersection of South Cherry Street and South Leetsdale Drive.

Moments before the crash, Aurora Police Department officers initiated a pursuit of a suspected stolen vehicle, a 2000 Dodge Ram, according to CSP.

That pursuit began at 5:47 p.m. when officers “encountered a confirmed stolen vehicle” driving west on East Mississippi Avenue near South Chambers Road, an Aurora police spokesperson told The Denver Gazette.

The spokesperson said officers followed the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop at Mississippi and Potomac Street, where the driver fled.

During the pursuit, the Dodge Ram initially crashed into another vehicle at East Florida Avenue and South Willow Street in Denver, where there were no reported injuries, CSP officials said.

The suspect continued driving northbound on Parker Road.

While driving, the damaged hood of the Dodge Ram sustained in the first crash blocked the driver’s view. At 5:59 p.m., the Dodge Ram swerved into the southbound lanes, causing a head-on collision with a Nissan Leaf at South Cherry Street and Leetsdale Drive, according to CSP and Aurora police.

The pursuit went through Denver into Glendale, according to Aurora police.

Four passengers inside the Nissan Leaf were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The driver suffered serious bodily injuries, according to CSP and Aurora police.

The suspect, Michael Guadalupe Freyta, 26, of Aurora, sustained minor injuries. He was released from the hospital overnight and then booked into the Aurora Municipal Detention Center, the police said.

Freyta faces two charges of vehicular assault, a felony count of eluding motor vehicle theft, and driving under the influence, according to police.

Authorities said Freyta has prior arrests for motor vehicle theft, ID theft, fraud, and failing to maintain his sex offender registration status stemming from a sexual assault conviction out of Adams County Court, according to police.

The pursuit and crash remain under CSP investigation. Aurora police are conducting a separate investigation of the pursuit.

Denver and Glendale police also responded to the crash and assisted.