HOUSTON — A man in a stolen truck led police on a brief chase Thursday that ended in a wrong-way crash on the I-10 ramp headed to the West Loop, according to police.
Houston Police Department Lt. Larry Crowson said undercover officers were in the Spring Branch area when they spotted the stolen truck. The officers then trailed the truck and called for backup, he said.
Police in marked units caught up with the truck on Hempstead and the West Loop and that's when a chase began, according to Crowson.
The driver of the stolen truck got on the I-10 westbound ramp, headed the wrong way, which caused police to stop chasing him because of the danger to other drivers, Crowson said.
A few minutes later, a K9 unit that was on the ramp spotted the truck that had crashed into three other vehicles, Crowson said. The man took off running after the crash but was quickly caught and put into handcuffs.
The man and at least one other person were taken to the hospital for injuries from their crash. They are expected to be OK, according to Crowson.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office will determine what charges will be filed against the man driving the stolen truck. Crowson said police at the crash scene suspect he may have been on drugs, possibly PCP.
The I-10 westbound ramp headed to the West Loop is expected to open shortly.
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