Two immigrants were arrested on human smuggling charges this week in Kinney County after leading Texas Department of Safety troopers on an intense high-speed chase.
Law enforcement dashcam footage of the chase and arrest shows an officer chasing the suspects, radioing them saying “they won’t stop” and driving at speeds “in excess of 100 mph.” It’s reflected.
Eventually, the suspect’s car burst into flames and came to a stop on the side of the road. Police said the two passengers in the back seat were illegal immigrants and were seen jumping out of the vehicle and fleeing, leaving the driver and front passenger in the vehicle. Officers can be heard yelling in Spanish and English for the suspects to get out of their cars and get on the ground.
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The driver and passenger were identified as Eduardo Jose Flores (left) and Luis Alejandro Basabe, both Venezuelan nationals living in Texas illegally. (Texas DPS)
The driver and passenger were arrested and identified as Eduardo Jose Flores and Luis Alejandro Basabe.
Texas DPS said in a release that the two men are Venezuelan nationals who were living in Austin illegally.
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Both men are charged with stowaway and evading arrest.
The arrests come as record numbers of migrants are crossing the southern border, including one in El Paso on Thursday that left 100 people dead. illegal immigration They overwhelmed the Texas National Guard and poured through razor wire toward the border wall.
During the chase, the car burst into flames. (Texas DPS)
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