Woman arrested after pursuit ends near Vacaville
(Photo courtesy California Highway Patrol, Graphic by Solano NewsNet)
A DUI investigation ended with a pursuit and a car crash near Vacaville on Wednesday.
The pursuit happened around 5 p.m. after officers with the California Highway Patrol received a report of a person in a Toyota Camry who appeared to be driving while under the influence.
Police tracked the vehicle to the east-bound lanes of Interstate 80 near Abernathy Road. When they attempted to pull over the vehicle, it took off from them, leading police on a pursuit that wound through the county until it ended outside Vacaville.
Officers later learned the Toyota Camry was reported stolen.
The driver, identified through jail booking logs as 25-year-old Alicia Maldonado of San Francisco, was arrested under suspicion of driving while under the influence of a drug, driving with a suspended license, evading police and possession of a stolen vehicle.
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