From the Bryan DPS office:
At approximately 9:20 p.m. yesterday (Friday July 29, 2017), a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper arrested a driver for driving while intoxicated after investigating a traffic crash on Old San Antonio Road, near the Madison County line.
After the arrest, the driver slipped her handcuffed hands from her back to her front and fled from the scene in the marked DPS patrol car.
The Trooper partnered with a Madison County Deputy who was on-scene to offer assistance for the crash investigation, the pair pursued the intoxicated driver.
During the commission of this felony, the DPS Trooper fired at the fleeing vehicle, disabling it, and bringing an end to the felonious conduct that lasted about three miles.
The intoxicated driver who has been identified as Bridget Cast, 31, of Longview, was arrested for felony evading, felony unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and the original driving while intoxicated charge.
She was transported to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office jail.
This case remains under investigation and further details are not available at this time.