Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Fayette County

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Wednesday, Sept. 14 around noon, the Fayette County Sheriff’s office dispatchers were advised of a pursuit in Colorado County on State Hwy. 71 westbound headed towards Fayette County at speeds that reached 130 mph.

The vehicle was described as a white Honda four door passenger car and DPS was in pursuit. Numerous deputies from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office and La Grange Police Department officers were set up to deploy spike strips to disable the vehicle. The driver avoided a set of spike strips and went around vehicles on the shoulder of the road continuing westbound on Hwy.71 until turning on Hattermann Rd. near La Grange. The vehicle lost control and went into the ditch on Hattermann Rd. and the two occupants bailed out and a foot pursuit entailed.

DPS troopers from Colorado, Fayette, and Austin County got both subjects in custody without incident. One occupant was treated for scratches and minor cuts from huisache brush and barbwire. Both subjects were arrested and the driver was identified as 19-year-old Luis Guajardo and the passenger 19-year-old Rene Rodriguez of Austin.

They were transported to the Colorado County jail where charges included evading arrest and detention with a motor vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. The vehicle pursuit started with Brookshire Police Department in Brookshire on I-10.