Police Chase Ends in Crash Near Rusk
Posted/updated on: April 5, 2013 at 12:29 pm
RUSK — A lengthy police chase that began in Rusk ended in a crash on Hwy. 69, just outside the city, around 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Rusk Police tell KETK that an officer attempted to pull over a driver for a traffic violation, but the driver refused to stop. The driver sped through town, running stop signs and almost running over some people crossing the road, according to authorities. Officials report the vehicle then sped down Hwy. 69 toward Alto. Authorities say the driver threw bags out the window during the pursuit.
About 5 miles south of Alto, the driver turned around and sped back to Rusk, according to police. Cherokee County DPS authorities say they laid out a spike strip to stop the vehicle. Officials report the spikes hit a tire, causing the vehicle to wreck into a street sign near Cherokee County Road 1506, just north of Rusk. There were no injuries involved.
Police say the driver, Jennifer Cross of Louisiana, was arrested and taken to the Cherokee County Jail. Authorities claim she was under the influence of narcotics, and that they found multiple prescription pill bottles in her vehicle.
