NSP find body of woman in trunk after pursuit of Texas vehicle near Grand Island

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (WOWT) – Nebraska State Patrol reported on Friday that troopers discovered the physique of a girl within the trunk of a automotive pushed by a 17-year-old from Texas who was the topic of a regulation enforcement alert there.

Ed Gonzalez, the sheriff in Harris County, Texas, tweeted Friday night that the teenager concerned in a pursuit in central Nebraska that led to a crash was the topic of a lacking particular person alert issued by his division on Thursday. A tweet from his office acknowledged that Michelle Roenz, 49, and a boy recognized by fellow NBC affiliate KPRC as her 17-year-old son had been final seen at 11:40 a.m. Thursday in a Humble, Texas, neighborhood.

In accordance with an NSP information launch, troopers pursued the car as a result of it was believed it was associated to a murder underneath investigation in Harris County, Texas, after receiving an alert from native authorities there at about 2:45 p.m. that the car could also be touring by way of Nebraska.

“Troopers had been capable of find the car, a Mazda 3, lower than quarter-hour later because it was touring westbound on Interstate 80 close to Grand Island,” the discharge states.

NSP acknowledged that troopers tried a visitors cease on the car, however the driver reportedly fled, touring quicker than 110 miles per hour through the pursuit.

9 miles after the chase was initiated, the car tried to decelerate however hit the again of semi-truck, drove off the highway, and slammed right into a tree in a ditch close to Mile Marker No. 299, west of the Wooden River exit.

“Troopers had been on scene instantly and situated the motive force with extreme accidents,” the discharge states, which is after they found there was a girl’s physique within the trunk.

NSP stated within the launch a 17-year-old Texas boy was driving the car and was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island. His accidents weren’t thought-about life-threatening.

Gonzalez tweeted Friday night that the girl’s physique had not but been recognized and that his deputies had been engaged on the investigation with Nebraska regulation enforcement.

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