Car crashes after trying to evade DPS trooper; 3 hospitalized

Multiple street takeovers across Austin

Austin police and Texas DPS responded to multiple street takeovers and car meetups across Austin overnight, one of which resulted in serious injuries.

AUSTIN, Texas - Three people were hospitalized Saturday night after a car attempted to evade a DPS trooper responding to a car meet up in a north Austin parking lot.

According to Texas DPS, troopers responded to assist Austin police with approximately 100 vehicles in the Target parking lot at 8610 Research Blvd.

A DPS trooper responding to the location observed a white Mustang speeding without headlights on.

The trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the Mustang, but the driver refused to stop and evaded the trooper to the intersection of Payton Gin Road and Ohlen Road, where the Mustang struck a Toyota with two passengers inside.

The driver of the Mustang was apprehended, and both the driver and the occupants of the Toyota were transported to hospitals by ATCEMS.