Suspected DUI Driver is Arrested After High Speed Chase
A man suspected of drunk driving was taken into custody early Tuesday morning after crashing his truck through a convenience store front door, then leading police on a high speed chase.
The DUI driver pulled into a Circle K on College Boulevard about 3:20 a.m. to get gas, but the store was closed and when the clerk refused to sell him gas he drove his car through the front glass doors and then sped off.
The 33 year-old man was pulled over by police officers near Old Grove Road for driving under the influence, but as they approached his truck he drove off reaching speeds up to 90 mph and driving on the wrong side of the road at times, according to Sgt. Kelan Poorman.
As the chase continued, one of the patrol cars on pursuit crashed into a wall near Chroma Drive where the officer was taken to the hospital by helicopter and treated for minor injuries.
The man suspected of DUI, continued on SR 76, but police called off the chase for concern over public safety.
The drunken driver then took off again towards Oceanside. When officers saw him approaching Jeffries Ranch Road they laid down spike strips which he evaded and sped away again this time heading South on Interstate 5.
Police finally arrested the man about 4:20 a.m. when he stopped at a Chevron station on La Costa Avenue.
He was taken into custody on felony charges, including DUI, vandalism and evading a police officer.
Suspected DUI driver held after crash, chase, Sign on San Diego, April 7, 2009
If you are charged with DUI in San Diego County, Victor A. Orsatti is an experienced San Diego DUI lawyer that can help you with your case.
