Pursuit last week ends with wreck, bee swarm

By News Staff on Tuesday, June 9, 2026
  • The pursuit of a 2010 Jeep Cherokee by law enforcement ended east of Flatonia with the vehicle wrecking into a tree on South Knesek Road, where officers encountered a swarm of bees. Photo Courtesy of Fayette County Sheriff’s Department
    The pursuit of a 2010 Jeep Cherokee by law enforcement ended east of Flatonia with the vehicle wrecking into a tree on South Knesek Road, where officers encountered a swarm of bees. Photo Courtesy of Fayette County Sheriff’s Department
    Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that Deputy Joe Gonzales attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 2010 Jeep Cherokee on FM 609 near Interstate 10 for a traffic violation on Wednesday, June 3 around 5:51 p.m.The vehicle refused to stop and a pursuit went into the City of Flatonia down several streets and then returned into the county on FM 609 northbound before going east on...

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