A High Speed Chase Ends on Fort Hood

A 53 year old man was arrested Thursday after a high speed chase that started in Killeen and ended up on Fort Hood.

It began around 12:50 p m, when Killeen police officers stopped a red Thunderbird on the eastbound Hwy 190 overpass at Stan Schlueter, as the officer approached the vehicle the driver sped off into Harker Heights and the chase was on.

According to a Killeen Police department press release,  the driver had warrants in Bell and Travis counties.   Police from several departments assisted as the chase rolled on through Harker Heights, Nolanville, Bell County, Belton and Temple. Police say at one point the suspect was traveling 100 miles per hour.

The suspects criminal record included drugs and weapons, so when police saw him making furtive movements, officers believed he had a gun inside the vehicle.  A DPS trooper shot out a rear tire on the vehicle as they were traveling on Hwy 36, but the suspect still did not stop,  he turned southbound onto Hwy 184 and then onto East Range Rd.   Two more shots were fired by the DPS trooper hitting the other rear tire and the trunk of the vehicle; the suspect finally stopped.   He was arrested and later taken to Metroplex Hospital by ambulance with non life threatening injuries.

Officers recovered three guns and narcotics inside the vehicle.  The suspect had outstanding warrants out of Bell County for narcotic related offenses and a warrant out of Travis County.  His name will be released when  formal charges are filed.