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Houston Uber
Coverage of Houston Uber in the Nexus archive.
- Houston Uber driver caught in wild police chase as officers seen on dashcam video hitching a ride in his car
An Uber driver in Houston was directed by two Houston Police Department officers to participate in a pursuit of a suspect fleeing on foot, as shown in dashcam video. The officers initially rode with him before jumping out of his vehicle to continue the chase in an area related to a terroristic threat call. Despite the unusual assistance, police did not locate the suspect, and the investigation remains ongoing.