RUNNING ON FLATS: HUMMER CHASED BY COPS CRASHES, 2 ARRESTS

A speeding Hummer chased by police crashed in La Junta on Wednesday after the tires went flat, the Bent County Sheriff's Office said.

The man and woman inside were wanted on a variety of warrants. The driver, Levi Richard Barela, 34, was also charged with attempting to run down a state trooper. The passenger was identified as Vanessa Mondragon, 28. The sheriff's office said: "Despite the Colorado State Patrol successfully deploying tire deflation devices at two locations east of La Junta, the vehicle continued into the city of La Junta. The pursuit ended after the passenger tires disintegrated, causing the vehicle to exit the highway and jump the railroad tracks."