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VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A antheral driving a reddish Mercedes crashed into a histrion aft a pursuit with constabulary successful Visalia aboriginal Monday morning, according to the Visalia Police Department.
Police accidental astir 1:43 a.m. serviceman attempted to halt the Mercedes that was speeding and ran a reddish airy eastbound connected Noble Avenue astatine Court Street.
The operator entered Highway 198 and failed to yield, and exited astatine Ben Maddox Way, wherever helium mislaid power and crashed into a tree, according to police.
The operator fled the country connected foot. The proprietor of the Mercedes was identified by constabulary arsenic 30-year-old Ramon Villanueva.
The beforehand rider was not injuried and a pistillate successful the backmost spot sustained large injuries and was transported to Kaweah Health.
Officers accidental they recovered Villanueva hiding successful a closet astatine his residence successful the 600 artifact of South Pinkham Street.
Due to the determination of the crash, constabulary accidental the California Highway Patrol took superior work for the collision investigation.
Police study Villanueva was booked into the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Facility connected charges of felony DUI, felony deed and run, felony evading, resisting arrest, and an outstanding warrant for felony evading.
