TYLER, Texas — The Smith County Sheriff's Office has arrested one person in connection with a Tuesday afternoon chase.
According to the SCSO, around 1:40 p.m. a deputy pulled over a vehicle on Bellwood Lake Rd., near Hwy. 31 W. After speaking with the driver, the deputy says they smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. Shortly after, the driver sped away, the SCSO says.
Officials say the driver crossed Hwy. 31 W. onto Eisenhower Dr. continuing north toward Hwy. 64 W. He then ran the stop sign on Eisenhower at 64 W. causing a crash with two other vehicles.
The deputy says a female passenger then got out of the vehicle and ran away. According to the SCSO, the driver, identified as Jose Angel Pinal, 23, of Tyler, also attempted to run, but he was taken into custody after resisting efforts to handcuff him.
Pinal was booked into the Smith County Jail on the following charges:
- Evading arrest with a vehicle
- Resisting arrest
- Possession of marijuana in a drug free zone
In the past two days, Smith County and Tyler law enforcement has been involved in at least three pursuits.
