Police chase ends with driver crashing stolen vehicle into restaurant
Pursuit ends with crash into restaurant By KCBD Staff | January 31, 2021 at 9:13 AM CST - Updated January 31 at 10:47 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Lubbock Police Department Major Crash Investigation Unit is investigating a crash that occurred shortly after 2:45 a.m. Jan 31 at Los Tacos, located at 3501 Ave. A.
Minutes after a vehicle theft in progress was dispatched, an officer observed the stolen vehicle traveling eastbound on 34th Street near Avenue L.
The officer turned around to initiate a stop, and the vehicle immediately began to evade. The vehicle went through a parking lot on the southwest corner of 34th Street and Avenue A and collided into a street lamp and a fiber optic box.
Lubbock Police Conducting Follow-Up Crash Investigations
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The Lubbock Police Department s Major Crash Investigation Unit will be conducting follow-up crash investigations the morning of Thursday, January 28th.
According to a release from LPD, there will be 3 follow-up crash investigations.
The first one will begin at the Marsha Sharp Freeway eastbound access road and University Avenue. The University eastbound exit ramp from Marsha Sharp, the eastbound access road and the northbound and southbound lanes of University Avenue will be closed during this investigation, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. It is expected to last around 3 hours.
The Lubbock Police Department Major Crash Investigation Unit obtained an arrest warrant today for 30-year-old Gabriel Zerrata, the driver of the Chevrolet Tahoe in a fatal crash that occurred Jan. 16.