Woman and 3 Others Injured in Houston Police Chase Accident near York Street and Harrisburg Boulevard
Houston, Texas (October 22, 2018) – A woman and three other people were hospitalized Sunday night after a police pursuit ended in a four-vehicle collision near downtown Houston, according to a local news source.
Police said the chase began at about 10:08 p.m. Sunday, October 21 near York Street and Harrisburg Boulevard after the driver of a white SUV failed to yield for a routine traffic stop.
The pursuit lasted around five minutes and ended at Chartes Street just south of Texas Street after the SUV rear-ended a Honda Civic, which pushed it into another vehicle.
In an attempt to keep evading police, the driver of the SUV then reversed and hit another car and a semi-truck before continuing into the intersection and continuing eastbound until he was stopped and transported into custody at Texas Street and Bastrop Street.
Authorities said a young woman in the Honda was ejected after the impact.
The young woman and three other people including a child were transported to a hospital with unknown injuries.
The suspect was charged with evading police and driving while intoxicated with pending charges for failure to stop and render aid and vehicular assault.
Police said the suspect did not stop because he had suspended license.
The crash remains under investigation.