Police: Before crashing into police cruiser, man carjacked vehicle in Lititz during crime spree

Before crashing a car into a police cruiser in Columbia Borough early New Year's Day, a young man had carjacked the vehicle from a pizza deliveryman in Lititz, police said Tuesday.

William Gustafson, Jr., 20, of Sheri Lane, Lititz, is responsible for a crime spree through three municipalities, Lititz Borough police Detective Sgt. John Schofield reported Tuesday.

Columbia police tried to stop Gustafson for an unrelated traffic violation in that borough, not knowing he had been involved in a prior incident, investigators said.

Gustafson fled and then crashed the vehicle into another Columbia officer's cruiser at South Third and Union streets.

Police removed Gustafson from the car after it caught fire in the collision, state police said. He was taken to Lancaster General Hospital for treatment of severe injuries.

The officer in the struck cruiser was treated for minor injuries at the hospital and released.

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