A truck driver was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and felony evading after he crashed into several vehicles during a pursuit with deputies Wednesday night, the Sheriff’s Department said.
Just after 10 p.m., a deputy saw a black Ford 150 truck that was traveling at an unsafe speed, according to Sgt. Scott Faiferlick. The deputy believed the driver was possibly under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
“The deputy initiated a traffic enforcement stop but the driver failed to yield, and a traffic pursuit ensued,” Faiferlick said. “The deputy pursued the truck on surface streets and onto the eastbound state Route 52. During the pursuit, the driver committed several other traffic violations.”
At the intersection of Convoy Street and Balboa Avenue in the city of San Diego, the truck was involved in a collision with several other vehicles, the sergeant said. Deputies, San Diego police officers and paramedics evaluated multiple adult occupants of other vehicles, and two people were taken to a hospital for evaluation of minor injuries.
The driver of the pursued truck and only occupant was arrested and taken to a hospital for evaluation prior to being booked into jail.
