West U police arrested a woman who led them on a high speed chase after they tried to pull her over for not using her turn signal.
Ta Chyna Watson, a 22-year-old Houston resident, was arrested for evading police on June 1.
Police attempted to stop Watson in the 5700 block of College for not using her turn signal. Watson did not pull over, but instead led police on a 20 mile chase, reaching speeds of 100 mph.
During the chase, Watson threw a whiskey bottle out of her 2006 Mercury Milan while she was driving south on IH 610.
During the pursuit, she used her turn signal every time she changed lanes and smoked at least two cigarettes, Lt. Charlie Deily said.
Watson finally pulled over in a parking lot in the 10200 block of Market St.
Deily said she was very particular about how she got down on the ground because she did not want to get dirty, but followed instructions.
Watson told police that she felt she was being pulled over for no reason, Deily said.
Both Bellaire Police Department and Houston Police Department assisted in the pursuit.
June 9th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
The woman was right. It’s obvious she was pulled over for Driving While Black, as most in this neighborhood are. But she and everyone else should learn to always act respectfully to officers, even if they are pulling you over for frivolous reasons. Hopefully, officers will someday stop this demeaning practice and treat everyone the same.
June 15th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Funny, I didn’t see the race of the driver mentioned anywhere in the article.
June 9th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Are you seriously gonna use the RACE CARD, when you were not there and have absolutely NO IDEA what the woman did to get puled over in the first place. She sould have followed the law then there would be no problem. If you feel like this nighborhood seeks to pull over people cause of the color of there skin, then maybe you should stay out of the neighborhood if you don’t have business being there.
June 9th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Since this traffic violation occurred in the middle of the night, I suspect that the race or skin color of the woman was probably not known and the 5700 block of College is not known for its street lights. I wish racist people would stop trying to incorporate the RACE CARD at every opportunity and realize that the police officers in this community are color blind and of the highest quality.