Sheriff: 2 suspects run off cliff after chase in Kentucky

MCKEE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky sheriff says two people who evaded police in their car and then ran off a cliff have survived with serious injuries.

Jackson County Sheriff Paul Hays tells WYMT-TV his deputies noticed a car weaving back and forth Monday night and gave chase when the driver wouldn’t pull over.

He says the car struck a tree and its occupants got out and ran, falling off a cliff.

The passenger, April Colbert of Indiana, fell around 40 feet (12 meters), landing on a ledge. The driver, Codin Yoder, fell another 40 feet (12 meters).

Yoder told WYMT-TV he was badly injured, but everything was fine as long as his fiancee makes it. Colbert remains hospitalized in serious condition.

Hays says the couple could be charged with more than 20 counts.

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Information from: WYMT-TV, http://www.wymt.com/