09/17/2026
🚨 HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT ENDS IN CRASH AND TWO IN CUSTODY 🚨
On September 15, 2026, at approximately 2:42 a.m., Precinct 8 Deputy J. Gibson and D. Webber attempted to stop a Chevrolet Camaro after observing it traveling at a dangerously high rate of speed on the Gulf Freeway.
The driver refused to stop and led deputies on an approximately 15-mile pursuit, reaching speeds exceeding 130 mph, weaving through traffic and committing multiple traffic violations. Several neighboring law enforcement agencies joined the coordinated response.
The pursuit ended near Kirby Road and Red Bluff Road when the Camaro crashed through a secured chain-link fence. The driver and passenger fled on foot into a heavily wooded area.
Deputy J. Gibson quickly apprehended the passenger, identified as 22-year-old Alfonso Hitson of Georgia. With assistance from a Webster Police Department K-9 team and the Houston Police Department’s FOX helicopter, deputies located the driver, identified as 24-year-old Corrie Cortez Barron, also of Georgia, hiding in nearby bushes and took him into custody without further incident. During the investigation, deputies recovered a loaded handgun in the vehicle.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office was contacted and accepted the felony charge of Evading Arrest/Detention in a Motor Vehicle against Barron with a $35,000 bond, and Evading Arrest/Detention on Foot against Hitson with a $100 bond.
Precinct 8 thanks the Webster Police Department, Jerry Garcia, Harris County Constable Precinct 2, Seabrook Police Department - Texas, and the Houston Police Department’s FOX Unit for their assistance in bringing this dangerous incident to a safe conclusion.