PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – A chase west on Interstate 10 ended Monday night in Phoenix. Police in Marana say their officers stopped the GMC Yukon for a traffic violation and when their officer approached the SUV it sped away. Marana police say they did not track it, but several agencies, including Pinal County Sheriff’s Deputies and Arizona Department of Public Safety officers, began following the vehicle as it sped over 160 miles at times raced toward Phoenix every hour. Three men get out of the SUV in Phoenix after leading the DPS in the high-speed chase on I-10 that began in Marana. Pinal County sheriff officials say their alternates were able to use stopping sticks on the SUV near Florence Boulevard at mile post 195. The SUV continued west on Interstate 10 and drove onto State Route 143. The driver then got off the freeway on University Drive. Sparks came from the front tire. The driver kept going, accelerating and at times drove in the wrong direction on the streets of Phoenix City. They came to a halt on 24th Street and Broadway Road. Then the three men jumped out of the SUV and ran away. They ended up going in three different directions. The driver, later identified as 33-year-old Orlando Felix-Lopez, ran down an alley and jumped over the fence into a homeowner’s back yard. He crossed the courtyard and climbed another fence to get back into the alley while the Phoenix police used their helicopter to follow him. Suspects led law enforcement officers in a high-speed chase in the Phoenix area. (Source: 3TV / CBS 5) Felix-Lopez walked a few meters further and seemed to have run out of energy. He eventually hid in a house, but the soldiers eventually found him and handcuffed him. DPS didn’t say what happened to the other two suspects. Felix-Lopez was booked for illegal escape from law enforcement and reckless driving. Copyright 2021 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Rundfunkgesellschaft). All rights reserved.
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