High Speed Chase ends in Rollover Accident at Day Care Center
By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015
A suspicious vehicle high speed chase originating in the Hopedale Road area resulted in a rollover accident at the intersection of Del Rio Boulevard and Bonnett Avenue at the new EduCare Preschool and Childcare Center on Monday, December 21, 2015, resulting in two injured persons in the vehicle, announced Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber.
Sheriff Schmerber stated the Sheriff’s Department received a telephone call regarding a suspicious vehicle in the Hopedale Road area believed to be involved in burglarizing homes. The U.S. Border Patrol made contact with the suspected vehicle and ordered it to stop, but the driver failed to stop and accelerated the vehicle traveling south onto Del Rio Boulevard into the City of Eagle Pass.
The suspicious vehicle fled from Border Patrol and Sheriff Department pursuing patrol cars at high rate of speed into the City of Eagle Pass and attempting to make a left turn on Bonnett Avenue, but the fleeing vehicle rolled over and crashed into a cyclone fence and playground of the new EduCare Preschool and Childcare Center. Fortunately, no children at the day care were injured as there were only a few students due to the holiday and they were inside the day care center.
Two adult males inside the suspicious vehicle were injured in the rollover accident and arrested by the Eagle Pass Police Department, Maverick County Sheriff’s Department, and U.S. Border Patrol Officers immediately after the vehicle rolled over and crashed into the day care center.
The two male subjects will be charged with various violations.
Eagle Pass Police Department Police Chief Alberto Guajardo invites citizens to report all suspicious persons and vehicles to the City Police Department at (830) 773-9044 or 911.
Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber encourages Maverick Countians to stay alert and report any suspicious persons and activities to the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department at (830) 773-2321 or 911.
As a result of a concerned citizen’s anonymous telephone call, these two adult males were able to be arrested for soon to be announced criminal charges.
Sheriff Schmerber noted that the citizens need to always be alert but especially during the holidays as it is a favorite time for thieves to become active. Sheriff Schmerber thanked the U.S. Border Patrol for their assistance in apprehending these two adult males and protecting the community.
