BASTROP MAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER FAYETTE CO. PURSUIT

  

A Bastrop man is in the hospital for injuries suffered after a chase Tuesday morning in La Grange.

Around 7:45 a.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit attempted to stop a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze on FM 609 near Business 71 for a traffic violation.  The driver failed to pull over for deputies and continued to Highway 71, traveling westbound towards Smithville.

Deputies say the suspect turned off the highway on Lady Bird Loop and returned to the highway through a ditch, blowing his front tire out.

The suspect continued westbound before pulling over on the side of the highway, attempting to bail out of the vehicle while holding a bag.  According to the sheriff’s office, he then fell to the ground, and it appeared the tire of his vehicle rolled over his ankle.

47-year-old Victor Rolon Veal was placed in custody and transported non-emergency to a Smithville hospital.  He was found in possession of over 6 ounces of methamphetamine and over an ounce of heroin in a package deputies say he tried to run with.

The sheriff’s office says charges are being filed, and Veal will be jailed once released from the hospital.