High-speed chase between U-Haul, Houston police ends with suspect driving into bayou

A suspect who fled from police officers Wednesday morning in a U-Haul truck took a dip in a Cypress bayou before being caught, police said. A suspect who fled from police officers Wednesday morning in a U-Haul truck took a dip in a Cypress bayou before being caught, police said. Photo: OnScene.TV Photo: OnScene.TV Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close High-speed chase between U-Haul, Houston police ends with suspect driving into bayou 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

A suspect who fled from police officers Wednesday morning in a U-Haul truck took a dip in a Cypress bayou before being caught, police said.

The high-speed chase began when Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to reports of a burglar at a U-Haul property at the intersection of Lakeshore Lagoon and Ravenna Creek Crossing in Cypress around 3 a.m., according to OnScene TV.

When they arrived, a man in a U-Haul truck fled, and deputies gave chase. The pursuit started westbound on West Road before heading into a neighborhood north of West and Greenhouse roads, OnScene TV reported.

The suspect is said to have driven into a bayou, going off road and about 100 feet into the bayou, before fleeing on foot, OnScene TV reported.

Houston police tweeted they were pursuing the suspect with air support and a K-9 unit.

No other information about the suspect is known.

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