Police chase ends in fiery crash on I‑95

I-95 is back open tonight in one man in police custody after a police chase gave way to a fire on the highway. Chopper 6 overhead as firefighters doused that Audi convertible there. Nearly a dozen police cruisers blocking all southbound lanes. The traffic here at Fishtown. The driver of that car police say was wanted in connection with several felony charges and was fleeing from officers as they tried to make an arrest. Action News reporter Elizabeth Worthington live at that scene tonight Elizabeth. This caused a huge traffic mess today. Oh yeah Brian and it's still going on. They've been gradually reopening lane by lane but there's still lane restrictions in place and that means there's still a major backup here on I-95. This vehicle is wanted for multiple retail thefts. Video from a penned out camera shows the heavy smoke coming from a vehicle on I-95 south near Girard Avenue. Police sources tell Action News that car fire was the end result of a police chase that began on Allegheny Avenue in Kensington just before two o'clock this afternoon. We're told the driver was wanted for multiple felonies, reportedly retail thefts and that he clipped a civilian vehicle during the chase. The driver got on I-95 south at some point and ended up crashing his car and it caught on fire. The driver was taken into custody. Chopper 6 was over the scene showing the aftermath. A charred vehicle and a line of cars that stretched on for miles. A stretch of I-95 was shut down but has since partially reopened. Lane restrictions caused a lengthy delay for drivers. And again at least one lane is still closed here on 95 south near the Girard Avenue exit and again that driver was taken into custody and fortunately nobody was hurt as a result of this incident. We're live in Fishtown tonight. Elizabeth Worthington, Channel 6 Action News. Brian? Yes, still causing a mess hours later. Elizabeth, thank you.