HOUSTON, Texas – Police took a driver on a long-term slow-motion chase along the Houston highways, Thursday morning.
According to KTRK, the chase started after a 911 call to a failure. The suspect reportedly hit a woman and fled when the police arrived.
The police believed that the suspect was armed during the pursuit.
The chase started as a quick chase. But when the SUV had a flat tire, the driver briefly stopped on the highway before continuing at very low speeds.
Several miles later the driver pulled again and the SUV was surrounded by authorities. Still the SUV was able to drive away in one way or another.
After another brief chase, a patrol car carried out a PIT maneuver to stop the SUV for good.
Officers surrounded the vehicle and pulled the driver out.
The driver was taken off the stage on a stretcher.