ST. JOHN, Mo. – A man faces felony charges after a seven-vehicle crash Thursday morning in St. John. Several people were hospitalized with injuries from the collision.

The suspect allegedly drove a stolen pickup truck involved in the crash and tried to run away from the scene. Authorities say he was also linked to “a series of criminal activities … within a short period of time.”

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Prosecutors have charged Surron Lamonte Cook Jr., 30, of St. Louis County, with four felonies – tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident – in the crash.

According to Missouri court records, Cook was also charged with stealing a motor vehicle and second-degree burglary in Town & Country on Thursday, which presumably happened prior to the crash.

The collision happened around 9 a.m. Thursday on St. Charles Rock Road near Intestate 170.

According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Cook struck six vehicles near the Rock Road and an exit ramp to I-170. The truck came to a stop near the scene of the collision.

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As police arrived to the scene, Cook ignored orders and tried to run away from the scene, per court documents. Police arrested him after a brief foot chase.

The St. John Police Department reports that five people were treated for injuries at a hospital. Police and court documents indicate that Cook was wanted on other weapon-related offenses elsewhere, in addition to burglary and theft offenses.

Cook is jailed in St. Louis County on a $50,000 cash-only bond.

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