The Region - News from Feb. 27, 1985

An Oxnard man was arrested after he tried to swim away from authorities at the Santa Monica Municipal Pier after a 60-mile car chase, in which he reportedly led pursuers north from Malibu to Point Mugu, then back to Santa Monica. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Ray Gonzales said deputies began pursuing a swerving 1983 Lincoln Continental, later found to be stolen, in Malibu. After leading pursuers on a chase at speeds up to 90 m.p.h. for more than 40 minutes, Keith Lee Timmons, 20, crashed the car through a barrier at the pier, got out and dove into the ocean, Gonzales said. After 15 minutes, the suspect swam ashore and was arrested and booked on suspicion of grand theft auto by waiting California Highway Patrol officers.