A traffic stop ended in a brief high-speed chase and crash in North Houston early Friday.
HOUSTON — Two suspects are in custody and an innocent driver is in the hospital after a chase and crash overnight.
Members of a special task force were patrolling Houston freeways when they spotted a speeding driver on I-45.
He refused to stop and led them on a brief chase at speeds over 100 mph, according to the Houston Police Department. The chase ended around 1:30 a.m. when he crashed into an innocent driver near the Sam Houston Tollway.
“Once they struck that vehicle, they exited the car and then continued to evade on foot,” HPD Lt. A. Khan said at the scene. “Officers did thankfully catch the suspects as they ran away.”
Both men will be charged with failure to stop and render aid and evading, Khan said.
The 65-year-old driver in the other vehicle was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
HPD’s Street Crime Task Force was formed in 2021. They look for racing vehicles, reckless driving, road rage, street takeovers, and other crimes that put people in danger.
They often work in partnership with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office task force
“It’s our job to keep people safe, and so the county and the city, we do work together,” Khan explained.
