WE ARE WORKING TO GET MORE
INFORMATION ON HOW EXACTLY THIS
INFORMATION ON HOW EXACTLY THIS
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
>>> NOW TO A HIGH-SPEED CHASE WE
>>> NOW TO A HIGH-SPEED CHASE WE
SHOWED YOU LIVE RIGHT HERE ON
SHOWED YOU LIVE RIGHT HERE ON
CHANNEL 2 THIS MIDDAY, WHICH LED
CHANNEL 2 THIS MIDDAY, WHICH LED
POLICE A MILLION-DOLLAR DRUG
POLICE A MILLION-DOLLAR DRUG
BUST.
BUST.
GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANKS FOR
GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANKS FOR
JOINING US, I’M CHRISTINE NOËL.
JOINING US, I’M CHRISTINE NOËL.
>> AND I’M ANDY CEROTA.
>> AND I’M ANDY CEROTA.
THAT CHASE ENDED WITH A MAN AND
THAT CHASE ENDED WITH A MAN AND
WOMAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN
WOMAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN
SOUTHEAST HOUSTON.
SOUTHEAST HOUSTON.
THIS ENDED AT BERKELEY IN HER NE
THIS ENDED AT BERKELEY IN HER NE
GULF FREEWAY.
GULF FREEWAY.
SOFIA OJEDA IS LIVE DOWNTOWN
SOFIA OJEDA IS LIVE DOWNTOWN
WITH WHAT HAPPENED AFTER IT WAS
WITH WHAT HAPPENED AFTER IT WAS
ALL OVER.
ALL OVER.
SOFIA?
SOFIA?
>>Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON,
>>Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON,
ANDY.
ANDY.
HOUSTON POLICE FOUND 10 KILOS OF
HOUSTON POLICE FOUND 10 KILOS OF
METHAMPHETAMINES.
METHAMPHETAMINES.
THAT’S ABOUT $1 MILLION WORTH OF
THAT’S ABOUT $1 MILLION WORTH OF
DRUGS INSIDE THE TRUCK AFTER
DRUGS INSIDE THE TRUCK AFTER
THAT CHASE WAS OVER.
THAT CHASE WAS OVER.
THE MAN AND THE WOMAN THAT WERE
THE MAN AND THE WOMAN THAT WERE
INSIDE THE TRUCK, THEY TURNED
INSIDE THE TRUCK, THEY TURNED
THEMSELVES IN PEACEFULLY TO
THEMSELVES IN PEACEFULLY TO
POLICE.
POLICE.
HERE’S VIDEO OF THE CHASE
HERE’S VIDEO OF THE CHASE
EARLIER TODAY AROUND 11:30 ON 45
EARLIER TODAY AROUND 11:30 ON 45
SOUTHBOUND.
SOUTHBOUND.
YOU CAN SEE THE MALE DRIVER
YOU CAN SEE THE MALE DRIVER
WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC
WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC
TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM POLICE.
TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM POLICE.
HOUSTON POLICE SAY THEY TRIED TO
HOUSTON POLICE SAY THEY TRIED TO
PULL THE PAIR OVER AND THAT’S
PULL THE PAIR OVER AND THAT’S
WHEN THEY TOOK OFF, TAKING PLACE
WHEN THEY TOOK OFF, TAKING PLACE
ON THAT CHASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
ON THAT CHASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
HOUSTON, DOWN TO NASA ROAD 1 IN
HOUSTON, DOWN TO NASA ROAD 1 IN
THE CLEAR LAKE AREA WHERE THE
THE CLEAR LAKE AREA WHERE THE
MALE SUSPECT HIT A TRUCK WITH A
MALE SUSPECT HIT A TRUCK WITH A
TRAILER.
TRAILER.
HE THEN CAME BACK UP I-45
HE THEN CAME BACK UP I-45
NORTHBOUND.
NORTHBOUND.
AN OFFICER ATTEMPTED A PIT
AN OFFICER ATTEMPTED A PIT
MANEUVER.
MANEUVER.
THE SUSPECTS EVENTUALLY GOT
THE SUSPECTS EVENTUALLY GOT
BOXED INTO TRAFFIC.
BOXED INTO TRAFFIC.
THAT’S WHEN POLICE ZEROED IN ON
THAT’S WHEN POLICE ZEROED IN ON
THEM, GUNS DRAWN.
THEM, GUNS DRAWN.
>> THEY STOPPED ME HIM FOR A
>> THEY STOPPED ME HIM FOR A
TRAFFIC VIOLATION, HE KEPT
TRAFFIC VIOLATION, HE KEPT
DRIVING, CHASE ENSUED, FINALLY
DRIVING, CHASE ENSUED, FINALLY
STOPPED HERE OFF THE LOOP AT 610
STOPPED HERE OFF THE LOOP AT 610
AND BROADWAY AREA.
AND BROADWAY AREA.
UPON SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE,
UPON SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE,
AFTER THE ARREST WAS OVER, WE
AFTER THE ARREST WAS OVER, WE
FOUND MULTIPLE KILOS OF
FOUND MULTIPLE KILOS OF
METHAMPHETAMINE AND SOME HEROIN.
METHAMPHETAMINE AND SOME HEROIN.
>>Reporter: WE ARE WORKING TO
>>Reporter: WE ARE WORKING TO
FIND OUT THE SUSPECTS’
FIND OUT THE SUSPECTS’
IDENTITIES.
IDENTITIES.
WE KNOW THAT BOTH THE MAN AND
WE KNOW THAT BOTH THE MAN AND
THE WOMAN, THEY WERE FROM THE
THE WOMAN, THEY WERE FROM THE
SAN ANTONIO AREA.
SAN ANTONIO AREA.
BOTH WILL BE CHARGED WITH
BOTH WILL BE CHARGED WITH
EVADING ARREST AND NARCOTICS AND
EVADING ARREST AND NARCOTICS AND
WERE SENT HERE TO THE HARRIS
WERE SENT HERE TO THE HARRIS
COUNTY JAIL.
COUNTY JAIL.
REPORTING LIVE DOWNTOWN, SOFIA
