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Soledad man arrested after High Speed Chase in Salinas



A 25-year-old driver from Soledad was caught and arrested after the CHP said he led officers on a pursuit with his big rig tractor on Highway 101 on Sunday, January 19. The chase began sometime on Sunday, January 19 at around 4:15 p.m. as Monterey CHP officers tried to pull over a 1995 Kenworth tractor for vehicle code violations on the highway near Laurel Drive in the Salinas area, but said the driver wouldn't stop and headed north on 101 at 60 to 70 mph. Officers put down a spike strip that flattened both front tires which forced the tractor to pull over onto the shoulder of the highway, but the driver would not to get out. After some negotiation though, the CHP said that the 25-year-old driver from Soledad ended getting out of the Tractor and was arrested. His name has not yet been released.  Highway 101 in both directions at Betabel Road saw delays of about 20 minutes during the incident.

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