HOUSTON — Three people were hospitalized after officers used a PIT maneuver to end a pursuit in downtown Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

Northeast patrol officers initiated a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle at 8:38 p.m. in the 4900 block of Bostic. The driver fled, and the pursuit lasted approximately eight minutes.

Officers used a PIT maneuver to disable the vehicle in the 1100 block of North San Jacinto.

All three occupants appeared passed out inside the disabled vehicle, and officers believed they may have ingested narcotics.

Officers removed the occupants from the vehicle and notified the Houston Fire Department. All three were transported to a hospital in stable condition.