Right Place, Right Time: HCSO Deputy On-Hand to Detain Person Wanted in Connection to Previous Pursuit
Northbound lanes of Highway 101 near Pepperwood were closed during vehicle recovery on the morning of May 24 [Photo by Sarah Brooks]
CHP Public Information Officer Jon Clevenger told Redheaded Blackbelt that on May 19, an officer observed the Ford Raptor traveling northbound on Highway 101 north of Benbow at speeds around 100 mph. The officer attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle, but it failed to yield, leading the officer on a high-speed pursuit east of Garberville on Alderpoint Road.
The officer terminated the pursuit due to safety concerns for other motorists; however, a license plate number was obtained and a BOLO (Be on the lookout) was issued for the vehicle.
On May 24, around 5 a.m., a HCSO deputy south of Barkdull Road witnessed the Ford Raptor traveling at a high rate of speed headed southbound on Highway 101. Clevenger stated that before the deputy could initiate a traffic stop or pursue the speeding vehicle, it left the roadway, crashing through a guardrail and down an embankment. Fortunately, according to Clevenger, the [only person found at the scene] was uninjured during the collision.
According to the CHP PIO, though the driver, the only person found on scene who was later identified as Maxwell Elliot, attempted to flee, he was quickly detained by the HCSO deputy who witnessed the collision. Elliot was later released.
Vehicle recovery efforts took several hours to complete and temporarily closed the northbound lanes of Highway 101.
Luck was seemingly on the side of law enforcement that morning, as the deputy was in the right place at the right time, enabling law enforcement to detain the [Elliot] and bring the BOLO to a close.
Update: The article has been updated to clarify that while Elliot was detained, he was released at the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information regarding either the incident on May 19, or May 24, are asked to contact the Garberville CHP Office at 707-932-6100.
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Good job, Dan-o!
Yeah. That’s one for the big house for several years. But…likely not going to happen. Unfortunately. He will just be repeating and repeating until he goes just a bit too far.
Good job! Now it’s up to the DA and the judge to release him on time served- 3 hours for booking lol…but not really lol
Why all the hate and division, after the orange buffoon loses his reelection bid, can we return to USA..
I pity people suffering from chronic TDS.
If the DA is Candace Myers she’s an incompetent idiot who will let this one fall through the cracks too. That lady couldn’t do her job if her life depended on it.
Fortunately? Not really. It would be just as fortunate for their life to end so as not to affect society or other future individuals that will run into this person.
Why stop there?! What about a virus that only targets people that think the death penalty is appropriate for speeding?
The driver, whoever that turns out to be, was doing a lot more than speeding. And speeding, if you didn’t know is a leading cause of fatal auto accidents.
Why stop there?! What about a vaccine that only targets those with a low IQ?
…Or more of a concern, “other future individuals that (HE) will run into”!
A big thank you to the HCSO Deputy who witnessed the accident and caught Mr. Maxwell trying to flee. One more jackass done.
That’s Karma.
He didn’t even try to flee he got out of the vehicle and got stuck in berry bushes
He fled into the berry bushes.
He’s certainly no Br’er Rabbit.
Maybe that’s the reason they let him go. He was ‘minding his own business picking berries’!
Gotta love it when a cop is around to actually witness the actions of a fuck-up.
You failed to mention that they let him go because he was not running he fell asleep atvthe wheel on his way from work, he also wasn’t the driver
The driver fled after falling asleep the real criminal got away
Can you explain what you’re stating? You’re saying he was let go because he fell asleep at the wheel but also saying he wasn’t the driver and the driver fled.
The CHP PIO stated they detained, not arrested, Elliot after he appeared to be fleeing the scene. He was release at the scene though an investigation is ongoing, according to Clevenger.
His mom is reading the previous articles about his other arrests and got confused.
His mom? Max’s?
He didn’t get too far. He has just been released from the hospital with a broken back from the accident
Asleep at the wheel but not the driver? Kinky…
HE WAS NOT ARRESTED AND HAS NO CHARGES, this is slander and needs to be amended
The article says that he was detained, not arrested.
Quit defending him. He’s a thief and a junkie as evidenced by his previous arrests. Get better friends
Ok did he walk home, or did you come pick him up?
Why is it that only comments talking g trash are being approved. Your posting false Information
No charges or arrest was made
Legal action will be taken if this Article is not amended with accurate information. Please be mindful when writing about one’s character because defamation is ILLEGAL and max was at no fault or he would have been arrested and charges, neither of which happened. [Note from RHBB staff: Please use only one screenname per post, otherwise your comments will not be approved.]
This article does not state he was arrested, it states he was detained as stated by the CHP public information officer.
So you were at the scene and he wasn’t the driver? Then you must have been the driver…
If your friend believes that CHP is mistaken about their account of what happened, you can encourage them to reach out to CHP. However, they may want to contact a lawyer before making a statement to CHP.
Legal action should be taken, against people like you hiding behind screen names
Dang! What a run of bad luck! first, second, third the poor kid gets arrested for somebody else’s drugs, then mercilessly forced to drive 100 mph on 101…then, in a hurry to get to Weds. Night Bible study, some idiot driving tooo slow runs his practical Raptor grocery getter off the freaking road! Now EVERYONE is slandering the poor guy by sitting in their cars stopped staring on the highway and that tow truck making such a huge “LOOK AT ME” big deal by parking sideways on the freeway… Gawd people get a life!
Will you be the one taking legal action or just whining?
Drive crazy, and eventually, you will get caught.
It’s just your turn!
Fucking idiots, and hurrisome folk should learn to drive safely and steadily, and you will get flipped off less often…
Take a hint from the blowing of horns, and remember:
I don’t drive safely because I am old, I am old because I drive safely…
Kind of like a yahoo in a black truck with a pitbull in the backgoing up Ridgewood, after blasting past me down on Broadway. I waved to him, even though I was going the speed limit. When we got to the top of the hill, he felt it necessary to flip me off. For what? Slower cars in front of him, because they were turning into side roads. I wasn’t tailgating, I was well behind him. I guess he felt it necessary to do something else stupid.
Another “bad ass in their own mind” driving a truck with loud exhaust.
https://youtu.be/tldGgGFe194
Yup.
OH, and “nice pull” to the LEO’s…
NOTE to the “Big Pink’s” building maintenance crew: “Grease up the revolving door”