COLUMBUS (WCMH) – An early morning chase ended Tuesday near a west side elementary school.

It started around 4:30am Tuesday while a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy was taking a report about an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

According to deputies on the scene, the driver took off during a traffic stop near Murray Hill and West Broad.

The chase ended on Rea Avenue, in a field near West Mound Elementary, with the driver crashing into a tree.

Police took the driver into custody and said that two other people bailed from the vehicle at some point during the chase.

The identity of that driver has not been released.Keep checking NBC4i.com for real-time updates on this story. To get alerts for breaking news, grab the free NBC4 News App for iPhone or Android. You can also sign up for email alerts.What others are clicking on: