2 arrested after chase in north Harris County

HOUSTON – Two men were arrested early Thursday after a chase in north Harris County involving a truck that had been reported stolen.

According to Harris County deputies, two men broke into a truck about 2 a.m. in the 500 block of Cypress Station Drive. The pair broke the steering column and stole the vehicle, deputies said.

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The truck's owner told deputies he heard his truck start and ran outside to see it leaving the parking lot, officials said. He called police as he followed the truck southbound on Interstate 45.

Deputies responded and chased the vehicle along the interstate to West Mount Houston Road, authorities said. The chase ended when the driver crashed the vehicle near West Montgomery Road.

Deputies said the two men tried to run after the crash but were arrested.

They now face several charges including felony evading.