Parolee who crashed car after 5 mile chase in Fresno named

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A parolee who led deputies connected a pursuit successful northwest Fresno for 5 miles Friday nighttime earlier crashing his vehicle, has been named by the Fresno County Sheriff's Office.

Just aft 8:30 p.m. a lawman attempted to halt a car's operator adjacent Shields and Hughes Avenues, but the operator alternatively sped away. Deputies accidental the man, 49-year-old Jimmy Cervelli of Fresno, made respective turns astatine mean rates of velocity done neighborhoods successful the country of Fruit and Gettysburg Avenues successful his effort to get away.

They besides accidental astatine 1 point, helium fto 2 passengers retired of the car earlier continuing to Shaw Avenue, choosing to proceed to Palm Avenue astatine higher rates of speed.

About 15 minutes into the pursuit the sheriff's bureau says helium ran a reddish airy and collided into a Lexus SUV that was crossing his way successful an eastbound direction. That clang caused Cervelli to suffer power of his conveyance and sent it into a occurrence hydrant. From determination investigators accidental the conveyance clipped a powerfulness rod and past took retired a histrion earlier coming to remainder connected Palm Avenue.

Deputies astatine that constituent accidental they were capable to apprehension Cervelli aft helium climbed retired of his car. He was transported to the infirmary for attraction of his injuries and past was booked into the Fresno County Jail.

The sheriff's bureau says helium has an extended apprehension grounds and precocious was released from situation aft serving clip for convictions of burglary and expansive theft.

Deputies accidental the antheral and pistillate successful the Lexus were capable to locomotion distant from the clang with mild pain.