UPDATE (Wednesday, April 3) - The California Highway Patrol has identified the driver in this pursuit as Mandeep Singh Brar, 27, of Fresno.
The CHP says officers initially tried to stop Brar on suspicion of driving under the influence in the Kings County area.
Brar was reportedly booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of felony evading and misdemeanor hit and run.
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(Friday, March 29, 2024) - One person was arrested after a high-speed pursuit through northern San Luis Obispo County on Friday afternoon.
According to the California Highway Patrol's Templeton office, the chase started in the Coalinga CHP's jurisdiction.
The driver headed westbound into Paso Robles and after taking city streets, entered Highway 101 at Spring Street traveling northbound in the southbound lanes.
He continued northbound at a high rate of speed until crashing near Camp Roberts. The driver was then taken into custody.
The CHP says there were a couple of non-injury collisions that occurred on Highway 101 as a result of the wrong-way driver.
No other information was immediately available, but officers expect to release more details at a later time.
