Suspected Illegal Alien Arrested for DWI After Chase

LUFKIN — A suspected drunk driver believed to be an illegal immigrant led authorities on a vehicle chase Friday night, damaging three squad cars and injuring a deputy, according to authorities. The man authorities believe to be Mario Lopez, 36, aka Miguel Angel Jaime, 46, was caught speeding along U.S. Highway 59 around 10:23 Friday night, DPS officials said. When the trooper initiated a traffic stop, Lopez sped away in his Dodge truck toward Lufkin. Sheriff�s office deputies and Lufkin Police joined the pursuit minutes later as Lopez got onto Loop 287. An Angelina County Sheriff�s Deputy was laying down road spikes when Lopez nearly ran over the deputy.

Lopez later wrecked into several police cars. Lopez, charged with DWI, evading arrest and assaulting a public servant, is being held in the Angelina County Jail on a collective $27,000 bond, including a $500 bond forfeiture out of Polk County for DWI, according to jail records. He also has a hold from immigration, jail records stated.

The deputy was was treated and released at Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin for an injured leg.