Innocent Rockwall County college student seriously injured in police pursuit of stolen vehicle
Troy Dureault was a day away from buying a dream car until a stolen vehicle chase barrelled his way.
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Troy Dureault was a day away from buying a dream car until a stolen vehicle chase barrelled his way.
It started around 6:10 p.m. when police responded to a shooting call in the 1900 block of Chalice Road.
The full policy lays out, in detail, the circumstances in which officers can engage in a vehicle pursuit.
Last month, the city of Fort Worth filed a lawsuit to block public records requests made by the CBS News Texas I-Team for the pursuit policy
It's called "Star-chase." and the White Settlement Police Department is the first in North Texas to use it.
Sabria Denise Lacey, 21; Anthony Isaiah Lisbon, 21; DeAvion Raejon Aubert, 22; and Robert Alexander Gowans Jr., 21, were all killed in the crash.
Criminologist, Dr. Alex Del Carmen, says many factors go into an officer's split-second decision to pursue a suspect.
The Irving Police Department has yet to say if officers followed the department's chase policy during a deadly chase Thursday morning.
For the second time this week, a North Texas police department was involved in a high-profile chase that ended with a crash.
The suspected drunk driver hit another vehicle along with two pedestrians, sending three people to the hospital.
Police released dashcam video showing the moments leading up to the pursuit, the chase itself, and when it ended in a crash.
Andrew Guerra hit two pedestrians and another vehicle before officers could get him to stop.
Vehicle chases may get a little easier for police in White Settlement because of a new GPS tracker that latches onto a suspect's car.
It is a trend seen across the country.
Fort Worth police were in a brief chase overnight with four boys in a stolen vehicle.
Andra Craig, 57, had just left a birthday party when he drove into the intersection of Rosedale Street and Evans Avenue, right into the path of a police chase.
A police officer is one of those injured.
An innocent driver is dead after colliding with a police car that was chasing down a stolen vehicle Thursday evening, officials said.
It happened before 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Bardin Road and New York Avenue – just south of I-20.
Four people are in the hospital this morning after a short police chase in Lake Worth ended in a crash.
Three of the people involved in the chase are in critical condition and one other is stable. Police say some of those involved are wanted on outstanding warrants and that one of the people involved is a minor.
It happened just after 7:30 p.m. Friday at the 4000 block of Hampshire Boulevard in Fort Worth. Police say an elderly woman had been violently assaulted and her vehicle was stolen.
A man and a juvenile have been arrested in connection to a shooting after a brief foot chase with police.
A man was arrested after he allegedly led Garland police on a chase that ended with one dead and two injured.
During his pursuit of the vehicle, Tsai reportedly lost control of his squad car, causing it to strike a light pole.
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Police said the chase "peaked" when the suspect exited the highway at Ridgeview Drive in Allen.
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