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Military-Style Truck Chase in Houston Ends With SWAT Gas Surrender After Hit-and-Run

Prosecutors are preparing charges following the suspect's surrender.

Overview

  • The pursuit began just before 10 p.m. Sunday after an off-duty Precinct 4 deputy reported a hit-and-run with injuries.
  • Deputies located an unplated military-style tractor-trailer, deployed spike strips multiple times, and a deputy fired one round near Beltway 8 and Garrett Road without stopping the truck.
  • Texas DPS troopers joined the chase and fired rounds in attempts to disable the vehicle, but the truck continued until stopping on U.S. 59 near Little York.
  • HCSO SWAT used gas to compel a surrender, and a 53-year-old male was taken into custody uninjured, unarmed, and not struck by gunfire.
  • Authorities say at least ten vehicles were hit before the pursuit, one civilian received EMS attention, and expected charges include aggravated assault on a peace officer, evading arrest, and hit-and-run offenses.