Crime & Safety
Carjacking Suspect Caught After Pursuit Ends In 2-Car Crash: Cops
South Houston Police arrested a carjacking suspect after he crashed into two vehicles on Dixie Farm Road during a police chase on Friday.
HOUSTON, TX — A high-speed chase that started in southeast Houston Friday morning ended in a horrific crash with two vehicles near Clear Lake, according to reports. Police said the chase began after they spotted the a man driving a silver car that was stolen during a car jacking nearby.
The chase began in southeast Houston at about 9 a.m. with South Houston Police units chasing the silver sedan on to Dixie Farm Road. The high-speed chase ended when the silver sedan blew through a red light and hit a Cadillac sedan passing through the intersection of Dixie Farm Road and State Highway 3, according to various media reports.
The silver sedan then crashed into the front of a dark minivan sitting at a traffic signal on State Highway 3. Police dragged the suspect from the silver car and was taken to one of the waiting patrol units.
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Officials have not said if anyone in any of the other vehicle were injured in the crash.
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