An erratic 18-wheeler led Texas authorities on an epic chase Saturday that involved crashing into other vehicles. The dangerous pursuit eventually ended after several of the truck’s tires were shot out and spike strips were deployed, according to police and reports.
Florida truck driver Christopher John Lubowski was charged with two felonies following an “extremely dangerous” two-hour chase through four counties in the Houston area Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
The suspect was charged with two felony charges. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
The 51-year-old also made a U-turn on the freeway and drove into traffic, according to police footage obtained by ABC 13. Other footage shows the truck driver driving in the median and plowing through a red light as another car tried to avoid being hit by a large truck. that.
“I got off with my family and all of a sudden I saw a cop and all of a sudden 100 cop cars just chasing the big 18 wheeler,” said witness Zack Shami, whose car was almost hit by the truck, ABC 13 reported.
Another driver was not so lucky. Sean Fernandez was not directly hit by the truck, but the front of his car was still badly damaged, the station reported.
The truck made a U-turn at one point. ABC 13
Several law enforcement agencies began chasing the truck around 1:45 p.m. when another driver called 911 about the 18-wheeler driving erratically on Highway 59, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.
“It’s extremely dangerous,” Rome Forest police Sgt. Jeff Campbell told KHOU. “It’s an 80,000-pound vehicle coming at people or driving on the road with no regard for public safety.”
“He hit several vehicles during the chase,” Campbell added.
In addition to the police shooting out some tires, the police officer said that spike strips were also used to burst the tires.
He was arrested hours after the chase began. ABC 13
Lubowski was charged with eluding and possession of a controlled substance.
A photo of Lubowski obtained by ABC 13 appears to show the suspected reckless driver nodding with his eyes.
“I don’t remember in my life seeing so many police cars around any event at once,” witness Dan Wampler told the station.
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