SACRAMENTO, CA (PSN) – A pursuit involving Sacramento Police Department (SACPD) officers ended early this morning with the arrest of a female driver after she led officers on a high-speed chase through several city streets.

According to a statement from Sacramento Police Department Public Information Officer (PIO) Officer Allison Smith, the incident began just before 1:30 a.m. when officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the area of West El Camino and Millcreek. The driver of a red Mustang failed to yield, initiating a vehicle pursuit that continued westbound on West El Camino and later through other city streets, eventually reaching a dead-end at a field near Bayou Way.

GENERAL AREA OF PURSUIT TERMINATION JUST EAST OF SMF AIRPORT

"Officers attempted to communicate with the female adult driver for about 50 minutes," Officer Smith said in her statement. "However, she continued to be non-compliant and refused to exit her vehicle."

With the driver barricading herself inside the car and refusing to comply with commands, officers were forced to deploy less-lethal munitions, including pepper ball rounds, to safely take the driver into custody. "Officers deployed less-lethal munitions to safely take the driver into custody," Smith explained.

The driver was treated on the scene by the fire department for exposure to the pepper ball OC solution and later transported to a nearby hospital for precautionary reasons. She will be booked into jail for related charges, Smith confirmed.

No further information has been released regarding the driver’s identity at this time, and the incident remains under investigation.


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