Six people dead after chase and wreck in Texas

LEAGUE CITY, TX -- The League City police department has confirmed six people were killed after a police chase ended in a crash Sunday night.

The crash happened around 8:30pm at the intersection of FM 646 and Ohio Street.

Police say an officer tried to pull over a Dodge Durango for a traffic violation. When the officer turned on his emergency lights, the driver took off at a high rate of speed, disregarded a stop sign and struck a Honda Accord that was headed northbound on FM 646. FM 646 was closed for five hours as police and fire crews worked the accident

There were four people in the Honda Accord, Rafael Guererro, 41, Alejandra Guerrero, 38, Gilberto Ortega Jr., 25, and a 15-year-old teenage boy.

There were two men in the Durango. The driver was identified as Juan Garcia Ahuezoteco, 23. His passenger was Alejandro Molina. It has been determined that the Ahuezoteco had an outstanding felony warrant for Driving While Intoxicated.

The impact so intense, the Honda Accord was pushed into a ditch and knocked down power lines.

Power was restored by 4am. No identities of those killed have been released.