Suspect chased by police for 170 miles through 4 California counties before escaping into Mexico

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2025/11/11/motorist-chased-by-police-for-170-miles-through-4-california-counties-before-escaping-into-mexico

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CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works · 45 pts · 311d (11 replies)

How is it possible to have a 90MPH police chase down I-5 and I-405 at noon through LA and San Diego? Every time I've been through there it's bumper to bumper.

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 28 pts · 311d (1 reply)

I think it being Veteran's Day probably helped. Seems like being in that sober facility helped her make an effective plan.

SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 311d

That been the best part about my sober journey

Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 311d (6 replies)

You don’t use the breakdown lanes? Rookie move.

Thassodar@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 311d (5 replies)

I've never been to the border but isn't there a checkpoint on the roads with spike strips and such? WTH is border patrol if they can't get a blockage at the border for someone fleeing for 20+ minutes?

RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 311d

“We don’t want this car forcing its way through the entry, hurting other people,” CHP Sgt. Esteban Hernandez told the Los Angeles Times.

Does seem logical. They know who it is. There's no need to create a situation where she's full speed ramming a gate arm at the border.

rimu@piefed.social · 11 pts · 311d

I guess they're busy terrorising communities elsewhere.

LMurch@thelemmy.club · 8 pts · 311d

Joe Biden's fault. He opened the Mexican border, wide open. /s

imrighthere@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 311d

20 minutes ? That was 2 hours. In a minivan. lmfao.

wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 311d

Run-flats: "it's showtime"

Bonus@fedia.io · 6 pts · 311d (1 reply)

It can get wide open when there's a multi-county chase and multiple law enforcement agencies are in front of the chase telling everyone to get the hell out of the way.

postmateDumbass@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 311d

That bit of I5 also went thru a marine corp base.

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 311d

Wave em on through boys