HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A man was arrested after leading deputies on a chase and ditching his crashed vehicle.
Constable Mark Herman's Office said a deputy saw a vehicle with no headlights or taillights in the 8500 block of Creekside Green Drive and attempted to make a traffic stop, but the driver began to pick up speed.
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Deputies said after a short pursuit, the vehicle slowed and a man, later identified as Pablo Zapata-Diaz, 28, jumped from the moving vehicle, letting it roll into a ditch.
The Constable's Office said Zapata-Diaz was found shortly after a perimeter was set up hiding in a small concrete culvert not far from where he ran into the woods.
Zapata-Diaz is charged with evading in a motor vehicle. His bail was set at $35,000.