Police chased a suspicious vehicle from north Morgan Hill to the Salinas area and arrested one of the occupants after disabling the car, authorities said.
A Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on a Honda sedan in the area of Monterey Road and Palm Avenue about 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to Sheriff’s Sgt. Kurtis Stenderup.
The Honda was allegedly speeding and the car’s registration was expired when the deputy tried to initiate the traffic stop, Stenderup said.
The driver of the Honda failed to yield to the deputy and fled the area south on Monterey Road, police said.
Officers continued to follow the vehicle, and the chase continued south at speeds reaching more than 100 mph, Stenderup said.
Multiple agencies – including Morgan Hill Police and the California Highway Patrol – assisted County authorities in chasing down the suspect, according to witnesses.
The pursuit continued onto U.S. 101 southbound, police said. Officers anticipating the suspicious vehicle’s arrival deployed “spike strips” on the freeway just south of the pursuit to puncture the Honda’s tires, Stenderup said.
When the Honda reached the area of the spike strips, the vehicle became disabled and stopped in the area of U.S. 101 and Crazy Horse Canyon Road in Monterey County, police said.
Officers observed a number of people run on foot from the stopped Honda, but were only able to detain and arrest one of the vehicle’s occupants, Stenderup said.
Arrested was a 25-year-old Santa Clara man, police said. Stenderup did not know if the man was the driver or a passenger in the Honda. He was booked at Santa Clara County Jail.
Authorities have not yet released the arrested suspect’s name because the investigation is incomplete, Stenderup said.
The other occupants of the vehicle have not been identified or arrested, police said.
No injuries were reported.
