High-speed chase goes 22 miles from Chico to…
High-speed chase goes 22 miles from Chico to river and back
PUBLISHED: January 23, 2011 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: September 14, 2018 at 12:00 am
CHICO — An attempt to make contact with a suspicious vehicle resulted in a 22-mile, high-speed chase through west Chico and out to the Sacramento River early Saturday morning, according to a media release by the Butte County Sheriff"s Office.
At 3:25 a.m., a sheriff"s deputy attempted to approach a suspicious vehicle in front of a recently vandalized and burgled store on the 2200 block of Nord Avenue when the driver, in a 1996 Honda Accord, began to leave the area quickly, according to the report.
Deputies followed the vehicle as it headed south on Nord Avenue and turned west onto Chico River Road, reaching speeds of more than 80 mph, the release stated.
The vehicle eventually reached Ord Ferry Road, where it used a field to turn around and continued up Chico River Road back toward Chico. Deputies laid a spike strip on the car"s return trip and punctured the two front tires of the vehicle.
The driver turned the car"s front tires, completely flat, onto Hickory Street and ran into a large chain-link fence, where the vehicle came to a rest between West Fourth and West Third streets, according to the report.
The pursuit lasted approximately 25 minutes and no other vehicles were damaged or citizens injured during the chase.
The vehicle was later determined to be stolen from Chico, but unreported.
When deputies reached the vehicle, the driver had fled. The passenger, Jacob Tracy, 20, of Chico, was still in his seat and taken without incident. Tracy was questioned and booked into the Butte County Jail in Oroville on charges of public intoxication.
The identity of the driver is still under investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Butte County Sheriff"s Office at 538-7321.