Houston Texas Police Chase 7-2-09

All full credit to KTRK-TV and KHOU for this car chase video.(i recorded the chase off my tv with my digital camera)The chase started on TC Jester near 18th Street in the Heights. The driver went down busy roads all through southwest Houston and was finally stopped just off the Southwest Freeway near Bissonnet.

It started around 4pm when the owner of the van was doing some work on his house. He went inside for a few minutes and as he came back outside, he saw the suspect stealing his van. He began to chase the suspect and soon, police got involved.




HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A wild police chase unfolded in the middle of rush hour Thursday. The driver jumped curbs and drove the wrong way down streets and into neighborhoods. The chase ended with a crash in southwest Houston.

[VIDEO: Watch the chase end]
[PHOTOS: Images from the chase]

The chase started on TC Jester near 18th Street in the Heights. The driver went down busy roads all through southwest Houston and was finally stopped just off the Southwest Freeway near Bissonnet.

It started around 4pm when the owner of the van was doing some work on his house. He went inside for a few minutes and as he came back outside, he saw the suspect stealing his van. He began to chase the suspect and soon, police got involved.
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The suspect was driving erratically, made a U-turns over medians and traveling at high rates of speed through residential areas in the Heights and the River Oaks area. Trying to get away from police, the suspect also drove through parking lots and narrowly missed some vehicles.

He eventually got onto Highway 59 headed towards Ft. Bend County. He exited near Bissonnet, where he struck a car carrying two women. That crash essentially ended the chase. As the van rolled to a stop after the wreck, police with guns drawn forcibly pulled the suspect out of the van.

One of the occupants in the struck car was transported to the hospital. Her condition is unknown at this time. Moments after the wreck, we spoke to the crash victim's uncle.

"Pretty scary. They left fifteen minutes ago, and then you get a call saying they're in an accident. I heard my niece screaming," said "Pretty frightening."

The chase lasted around 30 minutes. At this point, we don't know exactly what charges will be filed against the suspect

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[ktrkhoustonfan]

woohoo go channel 13! the best in Houston.

[wwwy2000]

you love channel 13 dont you

[canihaveaquarter]

It was 101 degrees that day.

I wonder how hot the ground was, especially when a person is shirtless.

[wwwy2000]

my dad said the same the same thing it was crazy!!

[gpwlsdl]

wow that was today.... thats what i missed for not getting dtv....

[wwwy2000]

yeah i was casually watching channel 13 when they started giving the chase

[rambhakta]

let that dog eat him

[bigdayout99]

haha i dont know why the fuck people run from cops. no matter what you do, 1 month later, 1 year later, your gunna get fucked analy by the cops.

[VanTX89]

That would've been a hell of a birthday present if I was watching TV that day...

[thamoja]

i got one of these van and my dad made it to 100 mph fully load to max weight up hill

[youHaveNoChance]

Holy shit, TC Jester to 59 and Bissonnet? That's gotta be a tricky route to run from the cops from.

[Thebutterymuffin]

look how hot it is!! 101!!

[15551cue]

dam they be pulling an yanking these crooks like scorpion "GET OVER HERE"

[res2397]

cheech and chong stlye..... (the van)

[wazup3333]

POLICE BRUTALITY

[jayskarsofbryan]

wow very impresive

[rakkfatha]

Notice how in Houston even the New Channel is so used to seeing the cops beat up on people that they think its part of procedure.

Houston have some of the most psychotic people in America the cops, judges, doctors ,lawyers and criminals have the same mentality

[sohail8628]

leave this dog on his motherfucking ass:O lol