Eight-Mile Police Chase Ends in Arrest of Suspected Drunk Driver
City police chased a suspected drunk driver eight miles along Lambert and Carbon Canyon roads Saturday afternoon before arresting him just west of the La Vida Hot Springs Cafe.
After the chase, which reached speeds of up to 70 m.p.h., police arrested Adolph Silas Kiper, 53, of Fullerton on suspicion of drunk driving, evading arrest and assault with a deadly weapon. Sgt. Bill Hutchinson said Kiper was a convicted felon with an outstanding parole violation.
At one point during the chase, Hutchinson said, a motorcycle officer stopped the driver and ordered him out of the car. The driver shifted the car in reverse and tried to run over the officer, Hutchinson said.
Three cars pursued Kiper as he ran red lights and drove on the wrong side of the road several times, Hutchinson said.
Police eventually drove Kiper off the road by bumping his car.
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