Houston police chase ends in foot pursuit in wooded area at Kuykendahl, Ella, naked woman found in vehicle
HOUSTON - A police chase turned into a foot pursuit through a wooded area on the north side of Houston on Friday afternoon.
Police say the chase began as a felony stop around 1:40 p.m. near Lockwood Drive at Laura Koppe Road in northeast Houston.
The chase spanned several miles on major highways and surface streets, heading west toward the north side of the city.
At one point, the suspect vehicle ended up in a business parking lot near E Richey Road and I-45.
After the vehicle left the parking lot, a police officer was seen attempting a PIT maneuver, but the car kept going. SkyFOX aerials also showed the car squeeze between other vehicles at an intersection and drive on the wrong side of the road at times.
"Today, we were very fortunate," said HPD LT. Larry Crowson. "We had our helicopter and the DPS helicopter overhead. That allows the officers to slow down and back off the suspect. Usually the suspect slows down at that point. It's much safer for the officers and the suspect."
Around 2:22 p.m., on Kuykendahl Road at Ella Blvd, a man was seen getting out of the driver’s side of the car and running into a wooded area. Police officers chased after him.
A few minutes later, police had a man in handcuffs and put him in the back of a police vehicle.
"I was really nervous because I was thinking he got really, really close to my mom’s taco truck," said Yury Gomez, who recorded video during the end of the chase. "I got really really nervous."
According to a tow truck driver at the scene, a woman was located in the suspect's stolen vehicle. The driver says he was there when police opened the car.
"The cops told me to unlock the car and to get inside to do inventory," said Benjamin Hurtado, a tow truck driver. "As soon as I popped the locks, a naked lady popped out of the vehicle. She was butt naked, man. That was a first."
Police confirm a woman was in the vehicle and is safe. She was taken home and doesn't face any charges.