JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas — A driver connected with a missing/endangered case in Austin has been arrested after officials said he hit two law enforcement vehicles and caused a major accident during a chase on Monday.
The man has been identified as 40-year-old Jamie Wingwood of Austin.
Austin Police Department said in a news release Wingwood told detectives after the chase information that led detectives to a hotel in Austin, where a woman's body was found.
Police believe the body belongs to Wingwood's ex-girlfriend, San Juana Macias.
The chase began in Jefferson County, and included Orange County and Louisiana according to a Jefferson County Sheriff's Office news release. Several law enforcement agencies were involved.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies tried to stop the driver of a 2008 maroon Honda Accord around 11:59 a.m. Monday for a traffic violation near Hamshire Road on I-10 according to the release.
The vehicle didn't stop, and the driver ran from deputies on I-10 eastbound according to the release. The suspect continued through Beaumont and into Orange County, then into Louisiana.
The chase ended in Westlake, Louisiana, when Wingwood wrecked near Hwy. 378 and Hollis Road.
He was arrested and taken to the hospital before being taken to a judge's office for arraignment according to the release.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Beaumont Police Department, Vidor PD, Orange PD, Orange County Sheriff's Office, Texas DPS, Louisiana State Police, Calcasieu SO, Vinton PD, Sulphur PD, Westlake PD and several Louisiana Constables assisted in the pursuit.