Officers arrest driver who fled traffic stop, crashed in Vacaville
VACAVILLE — A driver who sped away from an attempted traffic stop in Vacaville was arrested after crashing into two other vehicles and trying to flee again, police said Thursday.
Officers tried pilling the driver over just before 5:30 p.m. at Nut Tree and Elmira Roads, the Vacaville Police Department said.
The driver took off at a high rate of speed and continued recklessly, police said, forcing the officers to stop pursuing.
Minutes later, the department was notified that the same driver had crashed into two other vehicles along northbound Leisure Town Road near Poplar Road.
The suspect tried to run away and even attempted to enter other civilian vehicles, police said. He was arrested a short time later.
Two people suffered minor injuries from the initial crash.
Vacaville police said officers recovered a loaded magazine but no firearm.