KINNEY COUNTY, Texas – Three people are dead after a pursuit that ended in a rollover crash on Sunday, according to the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers tried to pull over a driver suspected of human smuggling on Highway 90 in Kinney County.
The driver of a black pickup truck evaded troopers several times, and the chase eventually ended when the driver hit a ditch and started rolling.
Deputies say eight people inside were thrown from the vehicle.
Officials said two people died at the scene, and one died in a helicopter while on the way to the hospital.