AUSTIN, Texas — A woman wanted on a warrant for fleeing police in a vehicle led officers on another chase Wednesday morning that ended when she crashed into a car in East Austin, sending the other driver to a hospital, police said.
Officers with the Austin Police Department’s Metro Tactical Unit tried to pull over a vehicle driven by Bodesha Marie Garner, 44, around 10:50 a.m., police said. Garner drove away, leading officers on a brief pursuit, according to police.
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Her vehicle hit another car at the intersection of East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Springdale Road, police said. The driver of that car was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
No one else was reported hurt. Garner was taken into custody.
Garner had an outstanding warrant for evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle, according to the department, which featured her in its “Wanted Wednesday” fugitive alert.
Police did not say what new charges Garner faces in connection with Wednesday’s pursuit and crash.