Innocent driver killed during police chase after suspect crashes stolen car in Pasadena: Webster PD

PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) -- An innocent driver was killed during a police chase in Pasadena when the suspect crashed a stolen vehicle on Sunday, according to Webster police.

At about 12:30 a.m., Webster Police Department officers initiated a pursuit after attempting to make a traffic stop on the stolen car.

Authorities said the driver refused to stop and led officers on a chase that ended at the intersection of the Beltway 8 Frontage Road and Spencer Highway.

Officers said they backed off to slow down for a red light when the suspect accelerated and crashed into three other vehicles at the intersection.

One of those other drivers, a man in his 40s, was killed, police said.

The suspect, 17-year-old Christopher Evan Romero, is now in custody and has been charged with murder, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, felony evading arrest with a motor vehicle, and has an outstanding felony warrant out of Dimmit County.

According to police, a missing 15-year-old out of San Antonio was inside the car with Romero at the time of the crash.

"This is an ongoing investigation, we are reconstructing the crash, that will take time," Webster PD chief said.

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