The Brief
- Man facing three charges in connection with auto-ped crash
- Police say he ran over a bicyclist, then fled the scene
- The truck was later discovered to have been stolen in Manor
AUSTIN, Texas – A man is now facing multiple charges after Austin police say he ran over a bicyclist with a stolen truck, then led police on a seven-minute, nearly seven-mile-long chase in East Riverside over the weekend.
What we know:
34-year-old Jose Alberto Torres has been charged with:
- 1 count of second-degree felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
- 1 count of third-degree felony evading arrest/detention with a vehicle
- 1 count of state-jail felony unauthorized use of a vehicle
The charges stem from an incident early Sunday morning in the 2300 block of the westbound service road of E. SH 71, where an auto-ped crash had been reported, according to court paperwork.…