08/01/13 Bell County, TX – Wanted Man Steals Bell County Sheriff’s Vehicle – High Speed Chase – Temple Police Truck Destroyed

August 1, 2013

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A wanted man stole a Bell County Sheriff’s vehicle after he led authorities on a high speed chase in Bell County Thursday afternoon.

The Bell County Task Force Unit tried to pull the driver over on a routine stop just after 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon on I-35. The driver refused to pull over and sped off. The suspect headed towards the town of Pendleton, north of Temple.

The driver stopped at his home in Pendleton, got out of his car and ran around the house. A Bell County Sheriff’s Deputy got out of this vehicle and started to chase him down, but tripped in a hole in the backyard and fell. The suspect then jumped into the Bell County Sheriff’s truck and drove off.

Police continued to chase the driver and an undercover Temple police truck was able to force him off the road near 6th and Southerland.

The Temple police truck that forced the driver off the road, crashed into some tall grass. The muffler set the grass on fire and the Temple police truck was destroyed.

The driver was taken to Scott & White Hospital in Temple with minor injuries, but no one other injuries were reported.

The Bell County vehicle received only minor damage to the tail light.

A woman was questioned at the scene and later arrested by police. Another man on the scene was found to have warrants unrelated to this incident and police took him into custody.

An estimated $11,000 worth of meth was recovered at the scene.