A human smuggler led DPS Troopers on a high-speed pursuit in Kinney County

A human smuggler led DPS Troopers on a high-speed pursuit in Kinney County. The driver was eventually slowed by a tire deflation device and then crashed through a ranch fence and bailed out.

The driver is identified as Jose Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez, an illegal immigrant from Mexico. The truck he was driver was stolen.

He was arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a stolen vehicle and smuggling of persons. S

ix illegal immigrants from Mexico were apprehended and referred to Border Patrol.