MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Safe Task Force says a man is now facing federal charges for a police chase where an officer was nearly run over.

Luis Gonzalez, 28, is facing numerous charges including evading arrest and aggravated assault on a first responder.

Officers say he ran from them two days in a row, in two different cars On the second day, Oct. 23, officers spotted Gonzalez in the Nutbush area in a different car with fraudulent drive-out tag and made a traffic stop. When officers approached the car, the vehicle fled the scene and officers began to chase him.

Police say he tried to run over an officer to escape and hit another car.

Gonzalez crashed and flipped the vehicle on Bayliss road on Thursday. Police say three people were in the car with him, including a five-year-old.

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