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02-20-2008, 08:21 AM
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080220-0707-1bo20duiram.html
LA MESA: A suspected drunken driver rammed a California Highway Patrol officer's cruiser late Monday night after a chase from La Mesa to Spring Valley, authorities said. The officer first tried to pull over the driver on eastbound Interstate 8 at Jackson Drive shortly before midnight. The man, driving a Toyota Tacoma pickup, left the freeway and took off on surface streets, said CHP Officer Brian Pennings.
A passenger bailed out at one point, and the driver ran through stop signs and traffic signals and went the wrong way on some streets, Pennings said.
The officer used his patrol car to force the pickup to stop as it was heading west on Broadway near Lemon Grove. The truck ended up behind the patrol car and rammed into the back of it, damaging both vehicles extensively, Pennings said.
The driver, a 55-year-old man from San Diego, was arrested after he tried to run away. He was believed to be under the influence and was booked into jail on felony and misdemeanor charges, Pennings said.
The officer complained of neck pain after the crash.
La Mesa police picked up the passenger. Pennings said he was a parolee with outstanding felony warrants. –K.K.
LA MESA: A suspected drunken driver rammed a California Highway Patrol officer's cruiser late Monday night after a chase from La Mesa to Spring Valley, authorities said. The officer first tried to pull over the driver on eastbound Interstate 8 at Jackson Drive shortly before midnight. The man, driving a Toyota Tacoma pickup, left the freeway and took off on surface streets, said CHP Officer Brian Pennings.
A passenger bailed out at one point, and the driver ran through stop signs and traffic signals and went the wrong way on some streets, Pennings said.
The officer used his patrol car to force the pickup to stop as it was heading west on Broadway near Lemon Grove. The truck ended up behind the patrol car and rammed into the back of it, damaging both vehicles extensively, Pennings said.
The driver, a 55-year-old man from San Diego, was arrested after he tried to run away. He was believed to be under the influence and was booked into jail on felony and misdemeanor charges, Pennings said.
The officer complained of neck pain after the crash.
La Mesa police picked up the passenger. Pennings said he was a parolee with outstanding felony warrants. –K.K.