Colorado 28. Charles, Tom, Adam, Mary 65. Charles, Tom, Adam, Mary 65. >> It started with a radar hit 71 in a 55 on State Loop 304 in Texas, a routine stop. The officer flipped on his lights expecting compliance. The truck slowed, drifted toward the shoulder, almost stopping. But then it pulled back into the lane. In that moment, everything changed. >> 354 location. >> The suspect pushed the truck hard, racing through Loop 304, cutting across Highway 21, and barreling down Highway 19 toward Trinity County. Speeds climbed well beyond the limit, weaving past traffic, using the shoulder to overtake cars, never slowing, not even through a live school zone. It had now turned into a full-speed escape. >> We're going to be passing up 229. Still attempting to get this vehicle to stop. Trinity County. Still not stopping. Passing up 276. Heading towards 21 West. 320 to SO. Been passing the school. Coming up on MLK. Still not stopping. >> Passing the bridge, coming up on 19 South. Speed 70 miles an hour, light traffic. >> 19 South, passing Albert's Auto, 70 89 miles an hour. Still continuing. Coming up on Givens Hill, 91 miles an hour. >> Passing 38 on 19 South. This is 19 South. >> Head 1. >> Loop at 301, 304. >> County also notify DPS if they have any other units up this way. >> 612, what's his location now? Is he northbound or southbound? >> Behind the wheel was 59-year-old Donna Lee Castello, a Colorado resident. Driving a gray Toyota Tacoma, she wasn't just another motorist anymore. She was now the center of a multi-county police pursuit, and every mile she covered only made the situation more dangerous. >> Passing 4 Mile Park, 83 mph. >> Yeah. >> Passing 4 Mile Park. >> Is he northbound or southbound? >> We're going south. >> Try it again, you cut out. >> South, we're heading south. >> Reesa, you're southbound? >> As she sped past 4 Mile Park, the chase had already crossed from reckless into danger. The road narrowed, the margin for error disappeared, but she didn't ease up. With officers closing in behind her, she drove straight through like nothing could slow her down. >> Passing County Road 3363, 78 mph, still southbound. >> 812, notify the school as well. We're going to be going through the school zone now. >> Trooper Sumpter is going to be coming through Trinity on 19 south. Where do you want me to set up? >> Uh, we're passing County Road 4030 right now, 68 mph, just um wherever he feels that he can set up for us. >> Okay, great. >> All right, he's going to be passing on the shoulder. >> I'm hearing that Trinity County also has Trinity PD also has spikes set up entering city limits of Trinity. >> 10-4. Passing the whole scene at ranch. 94 miles an hour. Light traffic, still continuing south. >> If there's a trooper at the county line, we're going to be there in about a minute. >> I'm not sure if it's going to be this bridge or not, Hernan. You might back off just a little bit. 10-4, you also got spiked. 322 SO, send a rotation for uh 24. He's out of the pursuit. I'm lead. 22 to 24, you got spiked. 22 to 24, you got spiked. >> The police tried everything to bring it to an end. Spike strips were laid out once, then again tearing into the truck's tires, shredding them down to nothing. But even on failing wheels, she kept going until the damage caught up. Near the Trinity city limits, the truck finally lost control spinning out, surrounded from all sides. And just like that, the chase was over. >> GET OUT! BACK SEAT CLEAR, GUYS. CHECK THE BACK. CHECK THE BACK. Check the back. >> I know. >> You what? >> I'm not being sarcastic. >> You have been the whole way. >> Just tell them here. No, he just missed the part. You've already hurt me. >> You're lucky you're alive. >> You really don't have to be rough. I'm being very easy. >> All the way in. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Turn the light. >> All right, I'm going to help you in. Appreciate it. >> Appreciate you. >> What can we do? >> All right, I'm going to get I'm going to get up for you. >> Look what you did to my knee. >> I tried to tell him to back off. >> him it was a tiny bump. I did call it out. >> to get you checked out, okay? >> telling him telling him, "Hey, back off, back off, back off, back off." It's It's on the other side of her. >> Yeah, I can't reach it. >> Everybody's good? Nobody hurt except for one unit with some tires. Yeah. The whole The whole left side. >> Wasn't it? >> Yeah. Well, uh You have a You have a an evidence bag? >> Uh yeah, somewhere. I would just take this >> Take this whole thing. >> What's in that? jewelry >> A >> just the box. It's not in my truck. Real king of the dark lords. >> Mhm. >> So, you're going to get paid hands. That should put a smile on your face. Really? Because you're killing that old lady, his mother. Your mother. Your children. Along with possibly the whole town. Who are you killing? Why are you doing it? Who brought you into the world? What started the plague? >> Where's the Saturday Did you get your kids Christmas gifts? >> We're still looking? >> Still looking? >> Yes ma'am. Well, they're in their upper teens. Not yet. Yes ma'am. Oh, yeah. No reason to be Okay, we'll see which way it goes, you know. boss >> His boss. >> Boss, don't love that one. You know how much you mean to the kid cuz you're a freaking officer of the law. Yeah, he and this guy still get it taken away. >> Oh, yeah. >> But you got stuff to do, too. Just made it stick to not cross the bleeding heart. >> She didn't know about it. >> Really? >> Yeah, I told him. I said, "Oh, yeah." >> He was mad. >> The three little bears. Mother with the comfort. They have a lot. It's really what I said, right? You guys need to, don't you? But then that was stuck in their head. Had some fun with that one, too. >> Yeah, whatever. >> It doesn't really matter. We're all one. If somebody comes into an environment and needs to get them back to sensitivity and appreciation. You guys should talk to Dick, huh? Cuz Dick even loves me despite the fact. And I'm sure the Indians and the wind gods are really good stock, too, because I said I would wake up the ancestors if I needed to. And they know what that means. Not really not that that happy means that really not necessary yet at this point obviously. Oh boy, are they wanting some vengeance maybe? Centurion. I can't just do rubbing in my face. What you what you be? Thank you for your respect. Thank you very much. I really do appreciate you. Choose the This one I just can't do. If I let you do it as a sneak attack, you do it in your sleep in two weeks. Their point system is no good. Because you can take I want you to go back. >> Yes. I guess I'm going in the trash gang, guys. You got it, ma'am. I got all the baby that you can handle, sir. Maybe two, if you need it. >> You're mean. >> I know. I can be so mean. And you did it so all the world can see, even out here into other countries. And they've got mothers, too. Most of them hate their mothers, but they do. I didn't know they kicked their mother children out the way. Some of them. Once they feel they're royal enough. So, if they're not royal enough on the chain, oh boy, plan out what's going to happen to the children. I don't care if they were supposed to know that or not. You put me here, and I didn't want to start this fight. I just wanted to make sure that I didn't get blamed. Put in your new history, which I think you're not even caring about, because you know what? You took both history with you away from the kids. Who taught out of dirty night class, stuck doing what I'm going to be doing when I get out of this truck? And I think that's fair in the world law. [ __ ] war. Engagement. >> All righty, ma'am. Go and step on out for me. And this trailer here, we're going to we're going to escort you on inside. Right through that door over there that says processing. >> What's your name? >> Donna D o n n a Costello c o s t e l l o >> I just need a copy of it. >> But for Donna Costello, the end of the chase was only the beginning of a different kind of silence. She was booked into the Houston County Jail on a third-degree felony for evading arrest and a misdemeanor for speeding. But in February, the district attorney issued a final update. The defendant had passed away. There will be no courtroom, no verdict, no explanation for the $1,000 in cash, the jewelry, or the 30-mile pursuit through school zones and construction sites. The case is officially closed. Whatever she was running from died with her.