Police arrested a man Friday after a chase in Pacific Beach that ended when officers used a spike strip to disable the suspect’s vehicle, leading to a big slowdown on Interstate 15.
Officers caught up to the suspect on northbound I-15 between Aero Drive and Interstate 8, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Officer Anthony Carrasco said a call came in Friday at 1:09 p.m. regarding a male who had allegedly violated a restraining order.
When officers in Pacific Beach tried to initiate a traffic stop on the Dodge Ram pickup truck the man was driving, he failed to yield, Carrasco said, ignoring emergency lights and sirens. After the pursuit began, the driver at one point allegedly headed the wrong way on a street in Mid-City, he added.
The suspect eventually went northbound on I-15, where officers “deployed a spike strip and successfully deflated the vehicle’s tires” just south of Aero Drive.
Carrasco said the unnamed suspect was taken into custody, on charges of violating a restraining order and felony evading, without further incident. There were no injuries or collisions during the pursuit.
The Aero Drive off-ramp was temporarily closed following the vehicle pursuit. At about 2:30 p.m., SDPD warned on its social media accounts that motorists should “expect heavy traffic on northbound I-15 between Aero Drive and I-8 due to police activity from an SDPD vehicle pursuit.” The department asked motorists to consider alternate routes.
City News Service contributed to this report.
