Suspect in Custody after High Speed Chase
Posted/updated on: August 3, 2012 at 9:23 am
GREGG COUNTY — Officials with Department of Public Safety told KETK a driver who fled from a traffic stop on foot this morning is now in custody. The chase began when a trooper tried to pull over a Chevy Tahoe on eastbound I-20 at 6:45. The vehicle took off on the interstate, reaching speeds of up to 100 MPH as the driver fled. Barely avoiding other vehicles, the driver eventually exited onto Highway 31 and drove down an embankment.
At that time, due to the erratic driving, troopers fired three shots into the tires of the Tahoe causing the SUV to wreck, and the driver exited and ran away on foot. A Kilgore Police officer arrested him in a wooded area nearby. He has been identified as Jason Ray Ragan, 24, Longview. He is wanted on multiple warrants in surrounding counties.
Meth was found in the vehicle when it was searched. Ragan has been taken to the Gregg County Jail.
