UPDATE (Nov. 9, 2023) - The California Highway Patrol reports Thursday morning that the driver involved in Tuesday night's pursuit still has not been located.
A spokesperson says officers will continue to patrol the area for him but the search has been scaled back.
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UPDATE (6:22 p.m.) - Most of the officers on scene of the search have left the area. There has been no update provided on the status of the suspect.
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UPDATE (4:09 p.m.) - Authorities are actively searching Wednesday afternoon for the suspect in a pursuit that occurred Tuesday night in northern San Luis Obispo County.
The search is taking place in the area of Cross Canyons Road and North River Road in San Miguel.
According to a California Highway Patrol representative, the suspect has been seen in the Salinas Riverbed.
Authorities are using K9s and aircraft to assist officers in the search.
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(7:33 a.m.) - Templeton CHP is asking for the public's help locating a driver that officers say escaped following a pursuit.
At around 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, King City CHP was watching over a construction site on Highway 101 in Monterey County when a vehicle was reportedly stopped for speeding near the Bradley Rest Area.
When the officer approached the car, identified as a Black 2007 Infiniti G-35, CHP says the driver sped away heading southbound on the highway.
A Templeton CHP officer later saw the vehicle at 17th St. in Paso Robles and soon began a pursuit down Pine Street, according to a CHP press release.
The driver was accelerating at speeds above 100 mph and soon got back on Highway 101 heading northbound, according to CHP.
According to the CHP report, the driver was reported to have been driving the wrong way after exiting on the Camp Roberts off-ramp.
The suspect ended up crashing into a hill near the rest area parking lot after losing control of the vehicle, according to CHP, which states two people got out of the car and ran away.
The passenger, identified as a 26-year-old Oakland man, was taken into custody but officers say the driver managed to escape onto Camp Roberts property.
An extensive search, that included a K9, was done but the driver was not located.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Templeton CHP office at (805) 400-6720.
