High-Speed Chase Through Mendocino County Ends With Suspect on the Run in Vineyards
A wild police pursuit that began around 9:45 p.m. Saturday in Ukiah has transitioned into a foot chase through vineyards east of town after the suspect abandoned a red Dodge Ram near Sanford Ranch and McClure Subdivision Road.
Scanner traffic indicates officers are actively tracking the suspect on foot, reporting sightings of movement through nearby vineyard rows as they work to lock down a perimeter.
The pursuit began in Ukiah’s commercial district, where officers attempted to stop the red Dodge Ram. The driver, described over the scanner as “all over the road,” sped off at 85 mph up North State Street, briefly pulling into the Redwood Tree gas station before fleeing again at high speed.
The suspect then turned eastbound on Brush Street, reaching 70 mph and weaving into oncoming lanes. The vehicle continued northbound on Orchard Avenue, at one point driving on the sidewalk, before turning toward the freeway and eventually heading south on Old River Road.
A collision was reported near Talmage Road, but the driver kept going. CHP was called in to deploy spike strips, and Sonoma County deputies were asked to intercept at the Old River Road roundabout.
At approximately 10:00 p.m., officers reported the suspect had made a U-turn and was now heading back north toward Ukiah. Around 10:14 p.m., the truck pulled off near Sanford Ranch and McClure, where the driver “footbailed” into nearby vineyards.
The reason for the original attempted traffic stop remains unknown.
UPDATE: High-Speed Chase Through Mendocino County Ends With Suspect on the Run in Vineyards
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We made the mistake of going to COSTCO on Friday, and you usually can scamper in and out of Ukiah, before Noon, but when we got on the 101 we were immediately surrounded by Tech Bros-on BMW Touring-Bikes bomb-assing at 85, along with some guy in a $350,000 Mercedes Motor Home going like hell while weaving in and out, so it’s a Target-Rich Environment for the newly charged CHP to harass…
Speeding is stupid, when the road is crowded, and all roads lead North…
Take a second to appreciate the value of not endangering everyone around you, and to appreciate each breath…
Line up and wait your turn, is my advice, and it’s no fun to be in a hospital, as a patient…
Motorcycle wrecks are messy cleanups, so slow the hell down, and keep those mufflers on please…
I’m told that these are easy targets, if anything because they look like they can afford to pay the fines, unlike some uninsured person driving on a suspended license in a car that isn’t theirs.
“Tech Bro” is prejudicial, but if you are in a group of more than 10 riders all on the same silent German Bike (mit side-boxes) then yes, you have a CISCO Fatty salary and can likely afford a fine… What you can’t afford is the kick in your insurance…
The 101 isn’t in great shape and it is crowded with crazy speeders, but hell, go as fast as you want because you might just live forever…
I always drive a Red Honda/Acura, for a reason…
130 Freshly minted CHP Officers, hot to make the “most citations” list…
Two people, both with DUI history, both with probation clauses requiring an interlock device, occupying and driving vehicle without said interlock device, likely drunk again scared to go back to jail.
When are we going to start throwing the book at drunk drivers? All this soft parenting for these people after they get in trouble is doing nothing but promoting their alcoholism even further and endangering lives. These people could have killed non-alcoholics and children.
The police could have easily discontinued the pursuit at such a high rate and allowed them to drive to Hopland where the spike strip was initially set up, but the dummy cops did it in a place right after a large turn out, instead of after a blind corner, so the guy flipped around once he saw the cops.
The only comical take from all of this is they avoided spike strips three times and two police officers lost all their tires and one cop’s engine failed.
Listening to this on the scanner was like listening to an episode of trailer Park boys on the radio.
The problem is that unless you keep them locked up for years or they get clean of their habits, often go right back to the troublemaking because, damn you all, rules are for fools, and F- the police! Yee haw!
Beer run? No, wine run!