AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — A driver and passenger were injured in a high-speed chase that ended in a crash last week.

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office says they attempted to stop a stolen vehicle on Friday, December 5, in the 400 block of Hermitage Road.

A 2007 Chrysler 300 had been reported stolen from Buena Vista. When the deputy activated their emergency equipment to initiate the traffic stop, the driver immediately accelerated and fled at a high rate of speed.

ACSO says the pursuit continued along Hermitage Road, onto Saint James Road, and then crossed Long Meadow Road. The suspect vehicle proceeded onto Entry School Road, where it crashed and rolled over multiple times. The male driver was ejected from the vehicle.

Both the driver and a passenger were transported to Augusta Health for medical treatment by Preston Yancey Fire & Rescue and Augusta County Fire & Rescue. The driver was later transferred to the University of Virginia Medical Center, where he was treated and released.

The driver was identified as 27-year-old Cody Joseph Elwood Shores of Staunton and was taken into custody at the hospital by the University of Virginia Police Department.

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office charged Shores with the following offenses:

  • 46.2-817 – Felony Elude Law Enforcement
  • 18.2-109 – Possession of a Stolen Vehicle (Felony)
  • 46.2-852 – Reckless Driving
  • 46.2-301 – Driving While License Revoked/Suspended

The Virginia State Police responded to the scene and investigated the traffic crash.

Shores is currently being held at the Charlottesville Albemarle Regional Jail without bond.