Abel Rodriguez In Custody After Police Chase That Started In Mesquite & Weaved Through Dallas

Dallas TX

28 December, 2021

2:14 PM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth December 28, 2021 It was a police chase that happened after officers in Mesquite attempted to pull over a man for a traffic violation on December 27. Today the suspect has been identified. Investigators say it was Abel Rodriguez who wouldn't stop and lead police on a chase that went the wrong way on one-way streets, through parts of Deep Ellum ad onto Interstate-30 and U.S. Highway 75 in Dallas. The car chase, which lasted about 40 minutes, ended when Rodriguez allegedly drove onto a dead-end street around 5:45 p.m. and got out of his car and ran. It was only seconds after he stopped that the 25-year-old was taken into custody. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.