4 Injured, one seriously, after car crashes trying to allude police.

Four people who ran from police are all in the hospital this morning after crashing into a tree at the end of a chase in northwest Houston.

According to police, a crime reduction unit was patrolling an apartment complex on Pitner near Hempstead for gang activity when they spotted three adults males and a female in a car. They tried to pull them over but the driver took off.

The short pursuit came to an end at the intersection of Hollister and Moore when the suspect crashed into a tree.

The suspect had three other passengers in the car. The driver was taken to Ben Taub Hospital and is listed in critical condition. The other three people were also taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.