KWTX's Alex Cano reports that Killeen authorities are on the search for a man who escaped from them during a short chase.

Killeen authorities saw the man around 11:30 a.m. removing tires from a parked car near Highway 195 and Splawn Ranch.

The Killeen Police Department said, "When an officer approached the man he got in the car and drove southbound on 195 before stopping in a ditch."

The man got out of the car and took off to evade arrest. The authorities don't know what direction the man went, and are still on the search for him.

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