Eastbound & Down: Stolen U-Haul with 18 undoc. immigrants take George West PD on high speed chase
Video of the police chase on the front page at http://mysoutex.com/pages/home_progress .
A U-Haul truck filled with 18 illegal immigrants took George West Police Department’s Bob Meakins and Jason Lee on a high-speed chase that ultimately ended with a crash through an iron ranch gate near midnight on June 9.
“They used to stop for police and now it’s an all-out run,” George West Police Chief Rey Garcia said. “They are going to be in stolen vehicles, crashing through fences, gates, and causing accidents. Ninety percent of cases in human smuggling are going to involve property damage or injury.”
GWPD officer Meakins was on patrol when he observed a Ford U-Haul cargo truck exceeding the speed limit by 20 mph while heading eastbound on Highway 59 near George West. When Meakins attempted to pull over the speeding U-Haul it continued east at 85 mph in the rain until it reached the turnaround near the Texas Department of Transportation’s office.
The U-Haul made three loops up and down Highway 59 between the railroad overpass and the turnaround [font color=green](which is approximately five miles)[/font].
More at http://mysoutex.com/view/full_story_progress/22935019/article-Illegals-take-GWPD-on-high-speed-chase?instance=progress_regional_news .
[font color=green]The estimated property damage on the ranch was between $12,000 and $18,000. The U-Haul contained 12 Hondurans, three Guatemalans, two from El Salvador and one from Mexico ranging between 18 and 50 years in age.[/font]
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