{"id":129491,"date":"2026-01-19T21:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/129491\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T21:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:19:18","slug":"officer-involved-in-crash-during-lubbock-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/129491\/","title":{"rendered":"Officer Involved In Crash During Lubbock Pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lubbock Police Department recently released the details of an investigation involving a vehicle pursuit and two collisions\u2014one of which involved a police officer.<\/p>\n<p>Major Wreck at 34th and Quaker Following Police Pursuit<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/ci.lubbock.tx.us\/storage\/images\/5HE5iczhnYdsYWPIeZ0vyWHtEIzMzw1uKtlkDj6b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">release<\/a>, an officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on what was believed to be a stolen vehicle at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/2400+Boston+Ave,+Lubbock,+TX+79410\/@33.5708307,-101.8804194,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x86fe6d4e59ddd899:0xe185353db87152d!8m2!3d33.5725828!4d-101.875173?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDExMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2400 block of Boston Avenue<\/a> at 10:42 p.m. over the weekend on January 17.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfyo.com\/arrested-in-lubbock\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lubbock, Texas, Gets an &#8216;F&#8217; for Crime\u2014See Why<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The officer ordered the car to stop, but the driver of the stolen vehicle, 19-year-old Keonte Carr, ignored the command. Instead, Carr, along with 19-year-old Thomas Hambrick, sped away.<\/p>\n<p>As Carr was traveling westbound along 34th Street in the vehicle, he <a href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/ci.lubbock.tx.us\/storage\/images\/5HE5iczhnYdsYWPIeZ0vyWHtEIzMzw1uKtlkDj6b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">crashed into an SUV<\/a> driven by Emma Underwood, 26, who was driving south on Quaker Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Underwood was able to survive the collision, suffering minor injuries before being transported to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umchealthsystem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">University Medical Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KFYOAM.png\" alt=\"News\/Talk 95.1 &amp; 790 KFYO logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Carr and Hambrick exited the damaged vehicle following the crash and fled on foot.<\/p>\n<p>A Second Collision Delays Police Backup<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/ci.lubbock.tx.us\/storage\/images\/5HE5iczhnYdsYWPIeZ0vyWHtEIzMzw1uKtlkDj6b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Another collision <\/a>occurred as a second responding officer was heading west along 34th Street crashed into a passenger vehicle heading north through the intersection of Indiana and 34th. This accident happened at 10:47 p.m.\u2014just 5 minutes after the stolen vehicle was first reported.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfyo.com\/weapon-theft-in-lubbock\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lubbock Police Crack Down On Vehicle Weapon Theft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neither the officer nor the driver of the passenger vehicle were sent to receive medical services despite both of them suffering minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear if the second officer-involved collision was actively caused by the fleeing car thieves or if it happened independently while the responding officer was en route.<\/p>\n<p>Following a short on-foot pursuit, both Carr and Hambrick were caught and arrested. After being medically cleared due to sustaining minor injuries, they each were transported to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lubbockcounty.gov\/department\/division.php?structureid=190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lubbock County Detention Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What the Car Thieves Were Accused of After Their Arrest<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation continues, Keonte Carr was booked on evading in a vehicle, evading arrest detention, unauthorized use of a vehicle, criminal trespassing, and reckless driving.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Hambrick was booked on evading in vehicle, evading arrest detention, unauthorized use of a vehicle, drug possession, and felony warrant that was unrelated to the current investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The Top 10 Most Wanted Gang Fugitives in Lubbock For January 2026<\/p>\n<p>Lubbock Police, Lubbock County Sheriff&#8217;s Department, and even authorities in other parts of Texas are looking for these fugitives who have been spotted before in the Lubbock area. Take a look and see if you recognize any of these fugitives. This list could be updated later in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chad Hasty<\/p>\n<p>Lubbock&#8217;s Most Extreme Weather Records <\/p>\n<p>A look at the most extreme weather records Lubbock has set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n<p>23 Things That We Need in Lubbock, TXWe asked our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/790KFYO\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook audience<\/a> what Lubbock is missing, and their responses left nothing to the imagination. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lubbock Police Department recently released the details of an investigation involving a vehicle pursuit and two collisions\u2014one&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129492,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-129491","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-lubbock","9":"tag-lubbock-headlines","10":"tag-lubbock-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}