SAN ANTONIO — Several individuals suspected of being undocumented, along with the U.S. citizen accused of smuggling them, are in custody this week following a pursuit involving Texas authorities that snaked through Frio, Medina and Bexar counties Thursday morning.
It began when the driver refused to pull over for a Frio County deputy around 8 a.m., sparking the chase.
According to officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety, seven non-citizens attempted to flee on foot after the car they were in eventually came to a stop at a gas pump, resulting in catching fire. All seven were detained.
The driver, a 26-year-old man, is charged with evading arrest and human smuggling after being pulled from the wreckage by a DPS trooper, officials added. He and one of the seven migrants were taken to a local hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
The other six were handed off to Immigration Customs Enforcement officials.