Alleged stolen big rig chase ends in arrest

TEMECULA - A 42-year-old suspected of stealing a big rig and leading California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase on southbound Interstate 15 from Temecula in Riverside County into San Diego County was jailed Friday night, April 24.

CHP officers laid down spike strips at Gopher Canyon Road, according to CHP Officer Mary Bailey. Strips were also set up at El Norte Parkway but the driver didn't hit those, she added.

The chase began in Riverside County about 8 p.m. and ended around an hour later on West Bernardo Drive after CHP officers fired bean bags at the truck driver's window whe...