LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A high-speed chase ended when a Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper arrested a suspected human smuggler on Santa Maria Ave.

35-year-old Ivan Israel Rodriguez faces charges of human smuggling, evading arrest with a vehicle and reckless driving after leading troopers on a chase through Laredo.

The incident began at around 3:34 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14, when a DPS trooper attempted to stop Rodriguez’s blue 2023 Cadillac CT4 for speeding on Santa Maria Ave. However, Rodriguez allegedly refused to stop despite the trooper’s emergency lights and sirens.

The chase continued through several city streets until Rodriguez approached Loop 20, where a trooper performed a PIT maneuver, causing Rodriguez’s vehicle to spin and become disabled.

Rodriguez was arrested afte

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