BEAUMONT, Texas — A woman is in jail this afternoon after leading police on a lengthy chase that started in Beaumont and ended in Sulphur, Louisiana.
According to Louisiana State Police (LSP) Public Affairs Trooper Matt Gaspard, the chase started in Beaumont at around 1 p.m. when Beaumont police were dispatched to 595 IH 10 N (Common Cents Credit Union), in reference to a white female, attempting to cash a forged check in the drive through line.
The woman then bolted off in her white Jeep on I-10 eastbound towards Sulphur with Texas Highway patrolmen and then LSP troopers in hot pursuit.
BPD pursued the woman until she crossed state line into Louisiana, where they stopped their chase due to "unsafe conditions resulting from heavy traffic".
“The driver turned around and went to Vinton on I-10 before exiting onto U.S. 90 and returning to Sulphur,” said Gaspard.
During the chase, the Jeep was reported to have traveled into the oncoming lane, forcing other motorists off the road and actively attempting to strike law enforcement vehicles with the suspect vehicle according to DPS.
Eventually Sulphur Police Department officers were able to deploy spike strips across U.S. 90 to deflate the fleeing car's tires and finally put an end to the chase, according to SPD Public Information Officer Jason Gully.
Gaspard said the driver of the vehicle, 38-year-old Brittany Miller of Onalaska, was arrested and charged by Louisiana State Police with felony aggravated flight, reckless operation, improper license plate display and driving under suspension. More charges are expected in Texas from Beaumont Police and Texas DPS.
Louisiana State Police say they located a large amount of additional evidence of Forgery inside Miller's vehicle, and it was later determined that Miller attempted to pass a forged check earlier in the day at the Common Cents Credit Union branch in Winnie, TX.
There were no injuries or damage to property reported during the chase.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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