SAN DIEGO -- A group of narcotics suspects in a black truck led police on a roundabout road chase through San Diego late Thursday, several times throwing money out onto roadways before finally stopping and being arrested, police said.
The pursuit began about 5 p.m. in the area of State Route 15 and Interstate 805. The fleeing driver soon exited southbound SR-15 at Ocean View Boulevard in Logan Heights and drove over various city streets before re-entering the freeway, this time heading north.
Officers chased the truck on the state route for several miles, then onto Interstate 805 through the city's central districts and into its north-coastal reaches.
In several spots -- including Serra Mesa in the area of Murray Ridge Road and Sorrento Valley near Mira Mesa Boulevard -- cash was hurled out of the truck, prompting passers-by to run onto the roadways to grab it, according to police.
At about 5:40 p.m., the fleeing driver, who may have run over a tire-flattening spike strip at some point during the chase, stopped in the middle of I-5 near State Route 56.
Officers then took the occupants of the pickup into custody, SDPD Sgt. Alan Hayward said. The suspects' names and details on their alleged crimes were not immediately available.
Nearly an hour after the pursuit began, officers were still retracing the suspects' path, collecting the scattered money.
Police told 10News officers collected more than $18,000 in an area near 805 and Balboa Avenue. It was unknown how much money was collected by passers-by or how much money may have been thrown out in the first place.
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The pursuit began about 5 p.m. in the area of State Route 15 and Interstate 805. The fleeing driver soon exited southbound SR-15 at Ocean View Boulevard in Logan Heights and drove over various city streets before re-entering the freeway, this time heading north.
Officers chased the truck on the state route for several miles, then onto Interstate 805 through the city's central districts and into its north-coastal reaches.
In several spots -- including Serra Mesa in the area of Murray Ridge Road and Sorrento Valley near Mira Mesa Boulevard -- cash was hurled out of the truck, prompting passers-by to run onto the roadways to grab it, according to police.
At about 5:40 p.m., the fleeing driver, who may have run over a tire-flattening spike strip at some point during the chase, stopped in the middle of I-5 near State Route 56.
Officers then took the occupants of the pickup into custody, SDPD Sgt. Alan Hayward said. The suspects' names and details on their alleged crimes were not immediately available.
Nearly an hour after the pursuit began, officers were still retracing the suspects' path, collecting the scattered money.
Police told 10News officers collected more than $18,000 in an area near 805 and Balboa Avenue. It was unknown how much money was collected by passers-by or how much money may have been thrown out in the first place.
Copyright 2009 by 10News.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
