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Suspect in high speed chase arrested

Posted at 1:05 PM, Sep 07, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-07 16:07:59-04

UPDATE: According to witnesses, the suspect was jumping fences in a neighborhood about a mile away from the crash.

The man was arrested at the 4400 block of Ramsey Street.

ORIGINAL STORY:

A high speed chase started in Portland and ended with a big crash in a Corpus Christi neighborhood.

Officers with the Portland Police Department said the pursuit began just after 11:30 Saturday, September 7.

Police say the suspect's vehicle was traveling close to 100 miles an hour at one point.

Near the intersection of Ayers and Gollihar, the suspects hit an innocent bystander's vehicle. Officers with the Corpus Christi police department were called to the scene to help out officers with the Portland police department.

One of the victims was treated at the scene, The suspect fled.