Thread: High speed chase yields pot, and 5 suspects

The were over 120 mph when they rolled over and now we will absorb their medical costs.

Apr 24, 2014 8:29 PM

by Lupita Murillo
High speed chase yields pot, and 5 suspects

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TUCSON - Law enforcement is looking for a man who ran away from a rollover crash Thursday morning on I-19 near the San Xavier exit. The man was driving over 100 mph. Five people were injured in the crash and taken to the hospital.

According to Customs and Border Protection, out of the five people in custody, only one is a U.S. Citizen. When Border Patrol checked the vehicle, they found three bundles of marijuana.

Sgt. Zach Swalander of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, says one of their units was at a traffic stop just south of the crash site, he witnessed a vehicle go by at a high rate of speed, he soon followed because he saw Border Patrol chasing the car.

There were six passengers in the car, the driver lost control and rolled several times landing upside down.

After the vehicle crashed, one occupant in the car took off running. Swalander says, " I think they ran through someone's yard, and as a Border Patrol agent was chasing the suspect, a dog attacked the agent and I think he fired a shot at it. I don't think he hit it."

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Apr 24, 2014 1:12 PM by Brian White
Car loaded with pot rolled over at 120 mph

TUCSON - A rollover accident involving Border Patrol Thursday morning has agents looking for a suspect.

A 4-door Volkswagen carrying at least 6 people and 3 bundles of pot was speeding northbound on I-19 near San Xavier at over 120 mph when it rolled over just before 8 a.m., Border Patrol officials said.

Department of Public Safety officers and Border Patrol agents saw the car speeding but wasn't able to pull the suspects over before the rollover.

Five people were taken to the hospital. One suspect fled from the scene.

Drexel Heights firefighters responded to scene of the rollover. Police radio traffic indicated at least one person had to be extricated from the wreck.

Border Patrol and the Department of Public Safety are on scene.
Stay with News 4 Tucson for updates.

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