SAN ANTONIO — An hour-long chase ended in northeast Bexar County when the driver went off-road and got stuck in the mud.
A spokesman for the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said the chase started when a deputy spotted a stolen SUV in southwest San Antonio just before 5 p.m. Friday evening.
From I-35 near Military Drive, the pursuit continued southbound on I-37 until the driver made a turn-around near Southton Road.
From there, the pursuit--which reached speeds up to 80 miles per hour--headed east on Loop 410 before winding its way around east Bexar County and the Converse area.
Chopper 5 had an eye-in-the-sky view as the driver cut through several busy business parking lots.
The driver's luck ran out near Walzem and Seguin Road, when the man turned onto a dirt path in a utility easement and the SUV became stuck in a muddy bog. The driver tried to run away, but he did not get far.
A deputy was able to chase the driver down and take him into custody without incident.
A BCSO spokesman said the driver may face charges of vehicle theft and evading arrest. Amazingly, there were no crashes or injuries in the hour-long pursuit.