Police: Driver chases down hit-and-run suspect

A hit-and-run crash led to a chase between a driver and the person he hit.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A driver involved in a hit-and-run accident decided to chase after the car that hit him last night.

It all started on the Gulf Freeway, when the driver of an SUV rear-ended a car and then took off. The driver of the car chased the SUV all the way to southwest Houston where he boxed it in at a dead-end.

Police say the driver of the SUV got out and ran, but was eventually caught by police.

Officers say the driver was drunk. The driver of the car he hit said the chase reached speeds of up to 95 miles per hour. At one point, the suspect rolled down his window and asked why they were chasing him.

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