A Monterey County Sheriff's deputy crashed their vehicle during a car chase on Thursday morning, February 18 close to Gonzales. According to Sheriff's Commander John Thornburg, deputies witnessed a car driving recklessly on Highway 68 and when they attempted to pull the vehicle over the driver refused to stop. The vehicle reached speeds as high as 130 miles per hour and was unable to make a turn at an exit ramp as it ran into multiple poles, an air compressor storage tank, and then a large sign pole before coming to a stop. The chase ended south of Gonzales at Camphora-Gloria Road and Highway 101. The Deputy pursuing the vehicle was unable to stop in time, struck a tree and came to a stop in front of the suspected vehicle. The Deputy was not injured and acted quickly holding down 3 suspects at gun point until additional deputies arrived. The 3 suspects were identified as Tytist Johnson, Kamron Brooks, and a juvenile who were taken into custody with no further incident. One of the suspects arrested was identified as a carjacking suspect from Sacramento County.
Fatal 3 Vehicle Accident Involving Wrong Way Driver on Highway 101 Outside of King City on January 10
A fatal multi-vehicle collision happened on Saturday night, January 10 at 9:51 p.m. on northbound Highway 101 outside of King City. According to the King City CHP a 2016 Toyota Tacoma driven by 65-year-old Paul Lee Cooper of Otis, Oregon was heading the wrong way going southbound in the northbound lanes south of Jolon Road, while a 2006 Toyota Corolla driven by 33-year-old Dinora Maribel Gomez of Salinas was heading northbound on Highway 101 south of Jolon Road in the #1 lane and a Honda Accord driven by 36-year-old Ignacio Sangerman of King City was also traveling northbound on Highway 101 south of Jolon Road but was in the #2 lane. Due to Cooper's level of impairment his vehicle went the wrong way on Highway 101 going directly into the path of Gomez' vehicle causing the rear of her car to crash with the front of the vehicle driven by Sangerman. Cooper was arrested, sustaining major injuries and was transported to Natividad Medical Center in Salinas where as of January 12 is...
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