A high-speed car chase along Broad Street ended in the arrest of at least three people Thursday night.

Lt. David Evans, Selma Police spokesperson, said the chase began shortly before 7 p.m. when an officer saw a woman thrown out of a car at the corner of Furnace Avenue and Broad Street.

“Officers chased the vehicle through Union Street, down Dallas Avenue, onto Broad and across the (Edmund Pettus) bridge,” Evans said.

With a roar of engines and blaring sirens, several Selma Police officers became involved in the chase before it finally came to an end on Highway 80 East near Roosevelt Avenue.

Kevin Bush- co-owner of Warren’s Tavern- saw part of the chase.

“One police car came down Water Avenue, he skidded through the turn and went over across the bridge toward the Curb Market,” Bush said. “I saw three more come across Broad Street and come across the bridge.”

After crossing the bridge, the suspects eventually pulled over and abandoned the car, Evans said.

With the help of the Sheriff’s Department and State Troopers, three suspects were eventually caught.

One SPD officer received relatively minor injuries in the foot pursuit, according to Evans, it was a possible broken nose.

A CARE ambulance was also at the scene of the arrest.

At press time, the suspects in the chase had not been identified or formally charged as the officers still explored the possible charges.

Evans said police were also trying to determine why the unidentified woman was thrown from the car.

“We have not located the owner of the car or the person that was thrown out,” Evans said. “They may be one in the same.”

Evans also spoke about the department’s high-speed chase policy.

“It’s a pretty standard policy that you’ll find in most departments. We are mandated to consider the severity of the crime and the potential danger to the public, the officers and the people being chased,” Evans said. “You always consider the location of the chase the road conditions the traffic conditions, it’s just a judgment call.”