HOUSTON – A man is in custody after leading Metro and Houston police on a chase that wound its way through north Houston and into Woodland Heights.



Investigators say the chase started when the driver of a white van hit another vehicle.



That crash was witnessed by an officer, but when the officer approached the man behind the wheel to question him, investigators say he took off. At one point during the chase, it appears bike patrol officers tried to enter the van through the passenger side door but the driver took off after figuring out their plan.

[WATCH VIDEO OF THE FULL CHASE HERE]

"The first thing I saw is all these cops, pointing the guns, like, toward this, towards my house," says witness Jonatan Lopez. "So I ran back into my house."



The chase ended after the man crashed the van in the Woodland Heights neighborhood. Officers drew their weapons but never had to use them.



"With everything that's been happening lately, you know, I was, like, 'Somebody's gonna get shot and we're gonna be in trouble again,' you know," said Lopez. "But thankfully nobody got shot."



Police say it's unclear why the man fled but add at the very least he will face charges of evading arrest.