IRVING, Texas—A woman is facing numerous felony charges after a police chase that ended with her crashing her box truck into the front of a house.
In the early morning hours of Thursday, August 28, an Irving Police officer attempted to stop a box truck driving without headlights. The driver pulled over and identified herself 20-year-old Sierra Rodgers. The officer detected the strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. When he asked Rodgers to step out of the vehicle, she put the truck in drive and fled at a high rate of speed.
During the pursuit, Rodgers lost control of her vehicle and crashed into the front of a house at 603 English St., causing several thousand dollars in damage to the pillars and porch. She did not stop to provide information to the homeowner.
Rodgers was taken into custody. During a search of her vehicle, police found drugs, including a crystalline substance identified as methamphetamine and a dried fungus identified as psilocybin mushrooms, as well as nine credit cards with different names. Rodgers also allegedly told officers that she ate 7 grams of meth while evading police and was taken to a hospital for medical clearance before being transported to the Irving Jail.
She is charged with:
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Evading in a Vehicle
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Possession of a Controlled Substance PG1 and PG2
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Fraudulent Use/Possession of Identifying Information/Credit/Debit cards
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Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance PG1
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Tampering with Evidence
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Duty on Striking a Structure
Her bond was set at $40,500. In the afternoon of August 28, she was transferred to the Dallas County Jail were she remains in custody.
Rodgers also had nine outstanding traffic warrants from the Garland Police Department.
