The pursuit started around Hillcrest Road after a driver failed to yield at a stop, according to dispatch reports. The male driver drove east on Hillcrest Road and turned north on Fairview Road. Authorities have reported the driver at speeds between 50 mph and 60 mph.
The sheriff’s office reported to dispatchers that the driver was moving around in the vehicle and weaving in the light traffic at times. California Highway Patrol officers, meanwhile, were prepared to join the pursuit, which passed Spring Grove Road at 10:30 a.m. and Highway 156 shortly after that.
The driver was westbound approaching Frazier Lake Road at 10:35 a.m. The pursuit then approached the Frazier Lake airport at 10:37 a.m.
The California Highway Patrol, which took over the pursuit at 10:40 a.m., was discussing setting up spike strips at Bloomfield Road.
Authorities reported that the driver struck the spike strips at 10:42 a.m., while the driver continued on. The driver is described as a solo elderly male occupant driving a Chevy pickup truck.
At 10:53 a.m., police were pursuing the suspect, who had exited the vehicle and was fleeing on foot and spotted near 7600 Monterey Road.
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