A driver who led police on a high-speed chase exceeding 100 mph was arrested and charged with suspicion of DUI in Oceanside Friday.
Oceanside Police Lt. Jon Dominique mentioned a name got here in about 4:30 a.m. Friday from a witness reporting erratic conduct from a automobile driver close to School Boulevard and state Route 76.
“The witness reported a suspect throwing beer out of a automobile and driving round at a really excessive fee of velocity practically placing a couple of pedestrians,” Dominique mentioned. “Oceanside Police Officers later caught up with the automobile on SR-76 and Airport Highway. Officers tried to cease the automobile, which led to a high-speed chase at speeds exceeding 100 mph.”
Dominique mentioned the chase by Oceanside police throughout a number of North County freeways proceeded westbound on SR-76, southbound on Interstate 5, then eastbound on State Route 78, earlier than exiting the freeway at Emerald Drive in Vista.
“The suspect pulled right into a Vista house complicated and was taken into custody with the help of sheriff’s deputies,” mentioned Dominique, who added that the unidentified suspect was charged with felony evading and two counts of suspicion of driving beneath the affect.
There have been no accidents reported.
–Metropolis Information Service
