Houston parking lot takeover ends in chase, crash at Aldine Mail Rt., Hardy
HOUSTON - A parking lot takeover in north Houston led to a chase and then a rollover crash late Thursday night, authorities say.
According to police, officers spotted a driver performing "reckless and deadly" acts during a parking lot takeover near Mt. Houston Road and the US-59 Eastex Freeway.
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Officers tried to stop the pickup truck, but the vehicle ended up leading them on a chase, police say.
Near Aldine Mail Route Road and the Hardy Toll Road frontage road, the truck crashed and rolled over.
A passenger was able to get out of the vehicle, but firefighters had to extricate the driver.
The driver was taken to the hospital. Police say he is facing a felony charge of evading in a motor vehicle.