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VIDEO: Suspect Spins Into Woods in Fairmount Park While Fleeing Police

The incident was the second chase to occur Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

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SkyForce10 was over the scene as a suspect crashed in a wooded area in Fairmount Park during a chase and was then captured by Philadelphia Police.

The chase began late Tuesday night in the city's Port Richmond neighborhood as police pursued a suspect inside a stolen green Mustang, officials said.

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The suspect continued driving south on I-95 to I-676. He then got off at the Belmont Avenue exit.

Video from SkyForce10 shows the suspect then losing control of the vehicle and spinning into a wooded area in Fairmount Park near Greenland Drive.

The suspect then fled on foot into the woods and was captured by pursuing police officers shortly after.

NBC10's Randy Gyllenhaal reports on several carjackings and a car theft across Philadelphia Tuesday night as the city continues to struggle with violent car thefts.

The incident was the second chase to occur Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

There was also a stabbing that occurred during an attempted carjacking near North Hancock and West Huntingdon streets in the West Kensington section of the city.

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