CHP PURSUES DRIVER FOR 40 MILES.Byline: Enrique Rivero Daily News Staff Writer A man suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol led the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. on a 40-mile high-speed chase Tuesday on the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. from Ventura to Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , authorities said. A CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan spokesman said an officer spotted 47-year-old William Hess of Santa Barbara speeding north in the fast lane of the freeway and ordered him to pull over, but Hess reportedly refused to stop. ``The driver just kind of waved at him and continued northbound,'' said Officer Steve Reid For the game developer of the same name, see . Steve Reid (January 29, 1944) is an American jazz drummer who has played with a wide range of notable artists including Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Fela Kuti and Sun Ra, and as a session drummer for Motown. of the CHP's Ventura office. No one was hurt during the chase, Reid said. Officer Curt Rhyne spotted the suspect's 1978 blue Ford Granada The Ford Granada was the name for several cars produced by the Ford Motor Company. A series of cars was produced under this name in Europe, while an unrelated automobile used the name in North America. traveling 78 mph in the freeway's fast lane at Seaward Avenue at 3:12 p.m. and attempted to stop the suspect at California Street, Reid said. But the suspect simply waved at Rhyne when the officer pulled next to the driver and signaled him to pull over, according to Reid. Eventually three CHP patrol cars were in the chase past the Ventura/Santa Barbara county line at speeds ranging from 65 to 85 mph, Reid said. At one point, the suspect looked into his rear-view mirror and waved at a pursuing officer, Reid said. A Highway Patrol car blocked the Ford Granada in Santa Barbara at Milpas and Carrillo streets, authorities said, and Hess was booked at Santa Barbara County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, evading arrest and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle, said Sgt. J. Foletta of the Highway Patrol's Santa Barbara office. |
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