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One man arrested after high speed chase in Bridge City

A man is in the orange county jail after he led Bridge City police on a high speed chase Saturday night.

ORANGE COUNTY — A man is in the Orange County jail after he led Bridge City police on a high speed chase Friday night.

An officer on the scene told 12news it happened after police made a traffic stop on the Cow Bayou Bridge around 11 p.m.

The suspect fled the scene and was heading towards Port Arthur then made a U-Turn and was driving over 100 mph to Orange. The suspect was eventually stopped in Orange at Tulane Road and M.L.K. Junior Drive.

The suspect was arrested for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and evading arrest.

A woman in the car was arrested for possession of marijuana. Another man was arrested for possession of controlled substances.

Two other people were detained at the scene.

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