Sacramento Traffic Stop Turns Into Police Chase Toward East Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A traffic stop turned into a police pursuit after a suspect fled on Wednesday afternoon.
Police say they attempted to pull a man over on Fruitridge Road, but the man took off, heading onto Highway 99 and getting caught up in afternoon traffic on Business 80.
The pursuit went off of the freeway at N Street, and at one point, the suspect bailed out on foot near J and Alhambra streets.
The suspect was detained on the 3300 block of I Street at gunpoint.
Police say the man was sought for a traffic violation, and they were not aware of any other reason for him to flee.
