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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral has been arrested aft reaching speeds of implicit 160 mph successful Fresno County and endangering different residents' lives, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies accidental connected June 22 astatine night, the operator of a 2020 Chevy Camaro LS1 flew passed a lawman adjacent Highway 180 and McCall Avenue. Before the lawman could adjacent effort to marque a postulation stop, the operator was astir retired of sight.
Sheriff's officials accidental the lawman called for the Air Support Unit to assist. The California Highway Patrol - Fresno aircraft, AIR 43, arrived successful the country and spotted the speeding car.
The sheriff's bureau says AIR 43 stuck with the car for six minutes, wherever it traveled 12 miles, reaching a apical velocity of 165 mph. The operator ran reddish lights and made highly unsafe passing maneuvers. As helium blew the intersection of Church and Cedar Avenues successful Calwa, helium conscionable missed hitting 3 vehicles and past mislaid power and crashed.
The driver, identified by deputies arsenic 20-year-old Aaron Campos of Fresno, was capable to get retired of the car connected his ain and locomotion away. He was instantly met by a sheriff's lawman who took him into custody.
Sheriff's officials accidental helium was besides taken to the infirmary for complaints of symptom and was arrested nether suspicion of reckless driving and evading police.
