A smuggler driving a red Chevy Tahoe led DPS Troopers on a high-speed pursuit on IH-35 in Webb Co. The smuggler, Carlos Alejandro Hernandez Briones, from Laredo, crashed into two vehicles during the pursuit. Briones and two illegal immigrants eventually bailed out of the vehicle and jumped into the Rio Grande River. Troopers deployed a rescue grab line to prevent Briones from drowning as the two illegal immigrants managed to swim back across to Mexico. Five additional illegal immigrants were located inside the Tahoe and referred to Border Patrol. Briones was arrested and charged with five counts of smuggling of persons, evading arrest and reckless driving.