LUFKIN, Texas — The Lufkin Police Department arrested a man after a high-speed chase in Lufkin Wednesday night.
Accoreding to police, the driver was driving a white Ford Explorer at over 90 miles per hour throughout Lufkin.
Officials said the driver past a stop sign, failed to use a turn signal and afterwards speed down Hill Street off of Lotus Lane. Then the driver drove over a train track and ran through multiple red lights along Frank Avenue and Loop 287 after police began pursuing him.
He then proceeded to get onto Highway 94 before leading officers back onto Frank Ave. and onto Gaslight Boulevard to Pershing Street, Bynum Street, Ellis Avenue, South Franklin Street and back onto Frank Ave, police said.
Police said the pursuit came to an end after an officer administered a PIT maneuver right before a major intersection. The driver's vehicle spun out and he was arrested in the parking lot of a Brookshire Brothers.
Once arrested the driver told officers he was driving recklessly due to his domestic situation and he was currently on parole.
Police found the driver to be in possession of marijuana at the time of his arrest.
The driver is charged with evading arrest with a vehicle and possession of marijuana. Currently, he's at the Angelina County Jail with a bond set at $20,000.