Chase leads to DWI arrest, police say

HOUSTON – A driver was arrested after leading Houston police on a short chase Friday night in southwest Houston. 

Just before 10 p.m., a Houston police officer attempted to pull over a male driver in a red pickup for swerving in traffic on the Southwest Freeway, but the driver refused to stop, police said. 

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The chase ended on South Gessner Road at Highway 59 when the driver pulled into a parking lot and surrendered, according to police.

Officers gave the man a field sobriety test, which police said he failed. 

The man was arrested and charged with DWI, according to police. 

The driver was not identified.


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