A stolen car driver caused a fiery rollover crash in Midtown Houston Thursday afternoon, leaving one police officer seriously injured. The vehicle, later identified as a reported stolen pickup truck, was spotted by two officers on Holman Street near Main, who attempted to stop it after recognizing the truck as reported stolen.
However, instead of pulling over, the driver accelerated and sped through two red lights on Travis Street at high speed. Witnesses described the scene as chaotic, with the suspect's vehicle then colliding with another car carrying an SVU detective at a high rate of speed, sending the truck airborne and crashing into a building before catching fire.
The suspect managed to escape from the burning truck by climbing out through the back window and was later taken into custody. He is now facing felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, evading, and theft.
Fortunately, the detective who was hit in the collision is expected to be okay, despite being rushed to the hospital. The Houston Police Department has confirmed that one of its officers was involved in the crash, but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Firefighters responded quickly to the scene, working to put out the flames and rescue those trapped inside the vehicle. The driver's motives for attempting to flee were not immediately clear.
However, instead of pulling over, the driver accelerated and sped through two red lights on Travis Street at high speed. Witnesses described the scene as chaotic, with the suspect's vehicle then colliding with another car carrying an SVU detective at a high rate of speed, sending the truck airborne and crashing into a building before catching fire.
The suspect managed to escape from the burning truck by climbing out through the back window and was later taken into custody. He is now facing felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, evading, and theft.
Fortunately, the detective who was hit in the collision is expected to be okay, despite being rushed to the hospital. The Houston Police Department has confirmed that one of its officers was involved in the crash, but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Firefighters responded quickly to the scene, working to put out the flames and rescue those trapped inside the vehicle. The driver's motives for attempting to flee were not immediately clear.
. that's just crazy talk, accelerating down a red light like that and taking out another car with an SVU detective 
. one of the officers was seriously hurt too, gotta be shaken up by that experience 
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. hopefully he gets the help he needs to turn his life around and not make any more rookie mistakes 
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. and kudos to the firefighters for getting there quick and putting out those flames 
. just a really scary situation all around... hope everyone involved is doing alright 
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. Glad the SVU detective is gonna be okay though - can't even imagine how scary that must've been for him 
. And poor officer who got hurt... hope they're back on their feet soon 
. Do you think the suspect was trying to get attention or something? I mean, there's gotta be more to this story than what we know right now 
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Are we all just one reckless decision away from disaster? 
I gotta say, this whole thing feels like a setup for a Hollywood action movie 
. What if the driver wasn't trying to flee at all, but was genuinely panicked or something? The fact that they got out alive is a miracle in itself 
. Either way, I'm glad no one was killed and the detective is expected to be okay 
it's crazy how the driver just sped away from the cops despite knowing the truck was stolen 
thankfully the firefighters were there to save the day and put out the flames 
i can only imagine how frustrating it must be for the police officers, especially one of them who got injured 
they're doing a tough job trying to keep everyone safe