A 34-year-old suspected drugged driver in a stolen car led police on a high-speed chase from Carlsbad that ended in a crash near Camp Pendleton Sunday night.
Carlsbad Police attempted to stop a Cadillac CTS that was weaving along northbound Interstate 5 near Las Flores shortly after 11 p.m., but its driver failed to yield, according to Sgt. Jeffery Smith. The car was stolen in San Diego Saturday.
The car continued north at speeds of up to 90 miles per hour, then apparently lost control and spun out north of Las Pulgas, Smith said. The sedan struck the curb and was launched into the roadside brush.
Jason Michael Shall of San Diego was arrested after the crash. Police said he intentionally slashed his arms with some type of sharp instrument before he was pulled from the car and placed under arrest.
Shall was taken to a hospital in San Clemente to be treated before being booked into the Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of drugged driving, vehicle theft and felony evading, according to police and jail records.
— City News Service
