Two men were arrested Sunday in Texas for human smuggling after several illegal immigrants were discovered in their vehicle following a high-speed chase.
A Texas DPS officer attempted to pull over the driver of a white Hyundai for a moving violation in Uvalde County.
The driver refused to stop the vehicle, prompting a high-speed chase through the streets of the city of Uvalde. The driver reached speeds of 115 mph during the chase, DPS said in a news release.
A local police department deployed a tire deflation device, which flattened the car’s two front tires and brought the vehicle to a stop.
TEXAS DPS LEARNED 16 ILLEGAL ALIENS AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE CAUGHT ON CAMERA
Tyler Markel Washington (left) and Jamail Williams-Thompson (right) were arrested Sunday in Texas for people smuggling after multiple illegal immigrants were discovered in their vehicle following a high-speed chase.
(Texas DPS)
The driver and passenger of the vehicle were taken into custody by the patrolman.
A local police department deployed a tire deflation device, which flattened the car’s two front tires and brought the vehicle to a stop.
(Texas DPS)
TEXAS OFFICIALS RESCUE MORE THAN 20 MIGRANTS FROM CROSS-BORDER SMUGGLING TRAIN OPERATION
The trooper discovered three illegal immigrants in the back seat of the vehicle and three other illegal immigrants inside the trunk, DPS said. The six illegal immigrants were turned over to the US Border Patrol.
The driver, Tyler Markel Washington, was charged with human smuggling and evading arrest. The passenger, Jamail Williams-Thompson, was charged with human smuggling.
The trooper discovered three illegal immigrants in the back seat of the vehicle and three other illegal immigrants inside the trunk, DPS said. The six illegal immigrants were turned over to the US Border Patrol.
(Texas DPS)
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The Texas DPS Criminal Investigations Division determined that Washington is a member of the Houston Pyro Bloods gang.
