COPPERAS COVE, Texas — A vehicle pursuit in Central Texas came to an end on Dec. 26 after Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle, said DPS.
According to DPS, a trooper working stationary radar on IH-14 in Killeen observed a Lincoln Sedan traveling westbound at a high rate of speed around 11:46 p.m.
DPS reported the vehicle was confirmed to be going 121 miles per hour in a 60 mph zone.
The trooper tried to get the vehicle to stop, said DPS, but the driver failed to yield and continued to travel westbound.
When the Lincoln entered the Copperas Cove city limits, Copperas Cove police reportedly deployed stop sticks, which DPS stated were "effective".
DPS said troopers used a PIT maneuver, a technique meant to stop moving vehicles, to stop the Lincoln and end the pursuit.
DPS identified the suspect as 41-year-old LaQuinton Lamonte Owens, of Copperas Cove. Owens was reportedly taken into custody without injury and charged with felony evading with a motor vehicle.
No injuries were reported in the incident, either to the suspect or to the officers/troopers involved, according to DPS. No further information has been released at this time.
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