Woman arrested after fleeing traffic stop in Lubbock

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A 49-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon after fleeing a traffic stop and leading Texas Department of Public Safety troopers on a pursuit into Lubbock.

A DPS trooper stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Texas 114 at the Lubbock/Hockley County line at approximately 2:25 p.m. The driver fled, and a pursuit began.

The vehicle continued eastbound on Texas 114 and entered the city of Lubbock, where the highway becomes 19th Street. As the vehicle approached the intersection of 19th Street and Iola, a second DPS trooper deployed a tire deflation device…

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