CHP captures video of driver going wrong way on freeway to evade Vallejo police

Sunday, August 1, 2021
VALLEJO, Calif. (KGO) -- A driver sped the wrong way down a freeway in Vallejo in a desperate effort to escape police on Saturday night.

A California Highway Patrol helicopter captured every turn.
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Vallejo police say they stopped pursuing the driver when he began driving against traffic and continued the wrong way onto Interstate 780.

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Sparks flew from the car when it lost a tire.

The car was nearly stopped by the CHP when the driver turned around and drove the wrong way on Interstate 680.
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The driver eventually stopped and attempted two carjackings in the middle of the freeway.



Police say that's where they were able to arrest two suspects.

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