DPS Trooper Injured in North Laredo Car Crash on San Mateo near San Gabriel Drive

Laredo, Texas – According to the Texas DPS, a trooper was injured Wednesday afternoon in a car crash during a chase in North Laredo.

The crash happened just before 4:00 p.m., February 28, on San Mateo near San Gabriel Drive.

DPS said a trooper tried to stop a silver Chrysler 200 that was suspected of human smuggling on Mines Road. The driver of the Chrysler refused to stop, and a car chase started.

During the chase, the driver of a tractor-trailer tried to help by driving on the opposite side of the road; however, the trooper ended up crashing into the trailer.

The trooper was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Chrysler driver managed to get away.

The crash remains under investigation.

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