VIDOR, Texas — Police in Vidor were led on a high-speed chase that ended more than 15 miles away just north of Orange late Tuesday night.
Officers in Vidor attempted to stop a Dodge Challenger for a traffic violation at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday but the driver took off according to an officer on the scene.
The driver, Quest Andrew Carmack, 22, of Orange lost traction and began to fishtail.
"The terminology I've always used is fishtailing. It's basically putting a lot of power back into the vehicle and causing it to come back around towards the front side of the vehicle," said Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll.
Police say when Carmack fishtailed again the chase was on.
"Went on to Highway 90 then onto 1132 than began to pick up speed on highway 12, where the suspect gained speeds of up to 154 miles per hour. The pursuit went down to Highway 12 to 87 in Newton County then back around and into Orange," Carroll said.
Orange Police set out spike strips hoping to stop Carmack. Spike strips are a sharpened tool or tube that's hollow.
"The idea is for it to inject itself into the tire. Then allow the tire to safely deflate," Carroll said.
Carmack avoided the spike strips, but instead, Chief Carroll came in contact with the sharp tool.
"My unit, then became disabled because of the flat tire," he said.
In the end, it was a team effort to catch the man behind the wheel. Officers had to enlist the help of other agencies using their radio.
"20 miles ahead is setting up with the spikes. We get notified when Louisiana or Cameron Parish is in pursuit and we're 20 miles inside of the state here in Vidor. We're set up, we're going to spike you. We're going to terminate the pursuit," Carroll said.
The chase ended around 11:55 p.m. when police were able to intercept the car on a dead-end street near Shirley St and Murf St northwest of Little Cypress.
Police were then able to take Carmack into custody after he was stopped in the neighborhood near Orange.
Carmack is currently on probation for a DWI, according to Carroll.
Police say high-speed chases are one of the most dangerous things they come face to face with.
They say if you are ever driving and a high-speed police chase passes by, to pull over to your right hand side and never follow closely behind.
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