Driver leads CHP on 130-mph chase

A man led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase through Santa Clarita on Monday morning.

At 10:39 a.m. officers received a call about a car driving 130 mph on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Highway 138. When the suspect refused to yield, officers gave chase.

“There were actually two pursuits of the same vehicle. The first one was canceled at 10:45 due to the suspect’s reckless driving and high speed, and the second pursuit was picked up at 10:52 by another officer and canceled at 10:56, when the officer lost visual contact with the vehicle,” said Officer Peter Nicholson of the California Highway Patrol. “A news media airship was overhead and assisted CHP in tracking the vehicle to its stopping point, and officers took the suspect into custody as he was trying to walk away

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There were actually two pursuits of the same vehicle.” Peter Nicholson,

CHP officer

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Officers arrested the man on the intersection of Larkspur Street and Encinitas Avenue. CHP officers transported the suspect to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station for booking, but the suspect’s name had not been released as of late Monday.

“The suspect’s vehicle is described as a Mercedes Benz GLA 250 SUV,” said CHP Officer Josh Greengard. “He is going to be initially charged with felony reckless evading. We don’t yet know of any other charges or if he has any existing warrants.”