Man Who Fled Traffic Stop Involved in Crash Near Mt. SAC

A man who fled from California Highway Patrol officers following a traffic stop was involved in a multi-car crash near Mt. San Antonio College.

Scott Miller, a 42-year-old Glendale man, is expected to be booked at the La Verne Police Department after getting a medical clearance.

At 12:34 p.m. Tuesday, a CHP Inland Division K-9 officer was pacing a black Dodge Challenger Miller was driving at around 80 mph on the westbound Interstate 10.  The officer made a traffic stop, pulling Miller over off the freeway at Kellogg Drive underneath the I-10 overpass, CHP spokeswoman Kerri Rivas said in a news release.

Miller exited the Dodge and was detained by officers. One of the officers who had pursued Miller deployed his K-9 dog and a drug hit was made on the car, Rivas said.  When the officer attempted to place Miller into custody, the suspect allegedly became combative.  The dog was deployed again and bit Miller on the arm and the shin, Rivas said.

Miller jumped into his car and took off.  Minutes later, an on-duty detective from a nearby agency observed the black Dodge involved in a multi-car crash on Grand and Temple avenues.  The detective saw Miller get out of the Dodge and run east on Temple.

The CHP and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's set up a perimeter and a second officer in the K-9 unit was able to find Miller hiding in a storm drain tunnel underneath Mt. SAC's soccer field. Rivas said.

The suspect suffered minor injuries from the K-9 bite and was taken to the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for medical clearance.  Miller faces a charge of resisting arrest, along with vehicle and pending health and safety code violations.

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