COUNTYWIDE

A man suspected of driving a stolen truck led police on a three-hour freeway chase Thursday, occasionally traveling at high speeds and at one point throwing out a bag that authorities said may have contained methamphetamines.

Jason Hayes, 28, of Chino surrendered when the vehicle apparently ran out of gas in Riverside County, police said. They gave this account of the incident:

Hayes was spotted by Orange police officers at Tustin Street and Chapman Avenue about 9:45 a.m. in a Ford pickup with a license plate registered to another vehicle. They pursued him and were joined by officers from other agencies, including the California Highway Patrol.

The chase wound through surface streets and onto several freeways, at times reaching 105 mph. It ended in Corona about 12:30 p.m.

Hayes was arrested on suspicion of possessing a stolen vehicle, possessing illegal drugs, evading police and reckless driving.

A device that appeared to be a pipe bomb was found inside the truck, so police closed a stretch of the 91 Freeway, snarling traffic for hours while a bomb squad was brought in. The device turned out to be a fake.