UPDATE: This article has been updated with new information on Garcia’s arrest.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Authorities in southeast Texas arrested a woman reported missing from Hidalgo County after she led them on a police chase.
According to a release, on Tuesday around 12:45 p.m., Wharton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies attempted to stop the driver of a vehicle that ran a stop sign and drove on the wrong side of the road near a public school in Louise, Texas.
The driver failed to stop and led deputies on a pursuit. The release states the driver led police to Highway 59 at speeds around 85 mph.
During the pursuit, the driver reversed and struck a WCSO corporal’s vehicle. Eventually, the driver stopped their vehicle on the side of the roadway in a pasture.
Deputies arrested the driver, later identified as Jessica Garcia, 45, a resident from Edcouch.
Investigators discovered that Garcia was reported missing in Hidalgo County.
She was transported to the Wharton County Jail and charged with evading arrest and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.