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Troopers chase after Smart car, arrest driver on home driveway

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HOUSTON (FOX 26) -

People on Kinley Street couldn't believe their eyes:  their neighbor drove his Smart onto his driveway with police in hot pursuit.

"I was tripping," Calvin Bradley said.  "I couldn't believe it."

State troopers said they saw 49-year-old David Wheaton headed eastbound on the Katy Freeway doing 92 mph and weaving through traffic.

He got off at Kirkwood and stopped at the light when a state trooper approached his vehicle.  Troopers said he reeked of alcohol and had a blank stare.

He then took off eastbound as fast as his Smart car could go.  The trooper followed as he turned north on the West Loop and exited Ella.

A Houston Police officer tried to cut him off, but he avoided the attempt.  He pulled into Kinley Street and onto his driveway.  He was promptly arrested.

"He seemed like a really nice guy," neighbor Tony Lopez said.  "He listened to music a little loud sometimes, but he was a nice guy."

Wheaton refused a breathalyzer test and had his blood drawn instead.  He's charged with his third DWI and felony evading arrest.

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