A man was arrested Friday afternoon after leading Sacramento police in a pursuit and colliding with a California Highway Patrol vehicle, authorities said. LiveCopter 3 was above the chase scene when a white SUV drove officers through the pocket neighborhood, driving erratically at the time. The driver sped into the street, spun around, and drove the other way. He then jumped a curb before coming to a stop. The SUV was smoking at the time and had at least one flat tire. The Sacramento Police Department said it started with reports of a stolen vehicle. Officers attempted a traffic stop in the area of Rio Linda Boulevard and Jessie Avenue around 3:24 p.m. At one point, the driver struck a CHP vehicle that was responding to the pursuit, authorities said. The CHP officer was not injured. The driver was taken into custody after he pulled over. Authorities said he would be sentenced for theft of vehicle, pursuit and assault. No other details were disclosed.
A man was arrested Friday afternoon after leading Sacramento police in a pursuit and colliding with a California Highway Patrol vehicle, authorities said.
LiveCopter 3 was above the chase scene when a white SUV drove officers through the pocket neighborhood, driving erratically at the time.
The driver sped into the street, spun around, and drove the other way. He then jumped a curb before coming to a stop.
The SUV was smoking at the time and had at least one flat tire.
The Sacramento Police Department said it started with reports of a stolen vehicle. Officers attempted a traffic stop in the Rio Linda Boulevard and Jessie Avenue area around 3:24 p.m.
At one point, the driver struck a CHP vehicle that was responding to the chase, authorities said. The CHP officer was not injured.
The driver was taken into custody after his arrest. Authorities said he would be sentenced for theft of vehicle, pursuit and assault.
No other details were disclosed.
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