Stolen Truck Pursued from Longview to Dallas

LONGVIEW – A pickup stolen in Longview caused a police chase that ended in Dallas. A Longview officer first spotted the truck around 4:30 Thursday morning. The officer believed the driver was drunk because he was driving erratically with no headlights on. The following chase, at times reaching speeds over 100 miles an hour, led officers into Dallas. The truck blew its two front tires but kept going with a line of sparks flying from the back of the truck. The driver pulled off in downtown Dallas and stopped when the truck drove onto a curb. The juvenile driver was arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and evading arrest in a vehicle.