Andrew Delgado and Jenny Suniga, KENS 9:48 a.m. CDT September 5, 2014

SAN ANTONIO -- Five people are on the run and 11 people are in custody after a high-speed chase, that stretched over 100 miles, ended in San Antonio early Friday morning. Once stopped, officers found a underage girl behind the wheel.

It all started overnight in Encinal, Texas, just north of Laredo, which is one of the Texas cities that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border.

Authorities said the pursuit began after U.S. Border Patrol agents attempted to stop a pickup truck that was believed to be carrying undocumented immigrants. Instead, the driver sped up to about 95 mph and led agents through several counties, all the way to the Alamo City.

According to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, deputies who were assisting with the chase managed to box in the Ford F-150 on Interstate 35 and bring the truck to a stop just in front of Splashtown.

Deputies said five people ran from the truck and were not located. A K-9 unit was called to help locate the suspects; however, the manhunt was interrupted when the dog bit a female deputy in the ankle, according to investigators. The woman was transported to an area hospital for treatment. Officers said they do not consider the suspects to be a danger to local residents.

Authorities detained 11 people, including 10 undocumented immigrants -- two who were young children -- and the 17-year-old girl who was driving the truck. Border patrol agents escorted them back to Laredo.

The driver told officers that she was forced to drive the truck for a coyote, according to BCSO. Authorities believe the coyote may have been one of the persons who fled on foot.

"You have people that are desperate to get into this country. They will put themselves in danger by packing themselves into a truck. We are very fortunate that no one was seriously injured," said BCSO spokesman James Keith.

Deputies said the teen girl is facing federal human smuggling charges, as well as county charges for allegedly ramming her truck into deputies during the chase.

The San Antonio Police Department assisted with the pursuit by closing off traffic between AT&T Parkway and Binz-Engleman Road. The northbound lanes of I-35 were closed around 3 a.m. while crews worked the scene.

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