HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A driver was bloodied while trying to out-drive police on the northeast side overnight. The 20-minute, low-speed chase ended when the driver finally gave up on Idylwild and Cavalcade.
Originally, officers tried to pull over the PT Cruiser for a traffic violation on North Main. The driver kept going until he finally surrendered.
It's not clear how he got that bloody cut just above his eye.
(Copyright ©2011 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Get more Local »Houston police say it all started around 1am as a routine traffic stop downtown. Authorities say when the suspect, who had a female passenger in the car with him, noticed an officer had spotted drugs in his vehicle, he shoved the officer to the ground and sped off, driving on side streets along the Eastex Freeway.
Police say at some point during the chase, he slowed down and the female jumped out of the car. Houston police say he kept driving, eventually going off road and then down railroad tracks for about a half a mile.
Five police cars tried to follow him, but got stuck on the tracks. Authorities say the suspect then bailed out if his car and hid along Reinhardt Bayou. He was eventually caught by a police dog.
The suspect faces a list of felony charges, including assault on a police officer and evading arrest. More charges could be on the way as the female claims she was not the suspect's girlfriend, but was taken and held captive.
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