High-speed chase in Mariposa
Mariposa County, CA – A high-speed chase in Mariposa County ended with a crashing, and behind the wheel, a teenager.
The pursuit began on Highway 140 when a sheriff’s deputy saw the car swerve over the double-yellow lines and spotted an expired registration tag. When the deputy tried to pull the male driver over, instead he hit the gas pedal.
The CHP took over the chase that reached speeds of over 75-mph on Highway 140 to Hornitos Road and Old Toll Road. The driver blew through several stop signs with one CHP officer telling Clarke Broadcasting that it was a “crazy, erratic chase” with the suspect hitting one of the pursuing vehicles at one point.