HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A burglary suspect eluding a security officer during a chase died Sunday after colliding with another vehicle in northwest Harris County, authorities said.
The chase started around 6:20 a.m. in the 300 block of Lantana Heights Drive when the security officer -- who encountered someone in a silver truck he suspected may have been attempting to burglarize a business -- began following the suspect vehicle to get its license plate number.
During the chase, the burglary suspect drove the wrong way down a road, ran a red light and struck a white truck in the intersection of Cypress North Houston and Greenhouse Roads, said Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The burglary suspect was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene, officials said.
The driver in the white truck the burglary suspect struck did not sustain any serious injuries in the incident, officials said.
This case remains under investigation by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Vehicular Crimes Division.