Smith County car chase ends in rollover crash
Posted/updated on: March 26, 2022 at 8:28 amSMITH COUNTY — A chase between a man and Smith County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday afternoon ended with the man crashing his vehicle into a ditch off of Highway 69. According to our news partner KETK, Whitehouse police responded to a call from a woman reporting an armed man in her yard arguing with her. The man was already gone when officers arrived, but a short time later, spotted a car that matched the description. According to Smith County Sgt. Larry Christian, Whitehouse police chased the vehicle down FM 346 toward Hwy 69. Once they reached Highway 69, Smith County Sheriff’s Deputies picked up the pursuit. Sgt. Christian said that the subject then pulled over on a ramp and deputies tried to talk him out of the vehicle but he rolled up the window and drove away. Deputies followed him going southbound on Highway 69 until he tried to cross over into the northbound lane to turn onto FM 2813. He hit the median, lost control and flipped into a ditch. The unidentified man was transported by EMS to a Tyler hospital. No word on what charges he might face.