CHP Officers Kill Motorist, 18, After Chase
California Highway Patrol officers fatally shot an 18-year-old man Tuesday after he led them on an hourlong chase at up to 100 mph.
The chase began when a Merced County sheriff’s deputy in an unmarked car tried to pull over a Ford Expedition being driven recklessly, said CHP officer Mike Arrigale.
The pursuit moved from surface roads north onto California 99.
Ultimately the man, whose name was not released, made a U-turn to avoid an accident that blocked northbound lanes. He was shot as he drove at an officer, Arrigale said.
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