Driver With Ghost Gun Leads Cops On 130 MPH Chase Along East Bay Freeway: CHP

LIVERMORE, CA — California Highway Patrol officers arrested a driver they allege was carrying an unregistered gun and driving over 130 mph, the department announced Monday morning.

CHP officers said they observed an Infiniti G37 speeding along I-580 westbound at Portola Avenue in Livermore. Patch reached out to CHP for the exact time this occurred. Officers attempted to make a traffic stop, but the car continued to drive at over 130 mph.

Officers set up a spike strip at Eden Canyon Road, and successfully apprehended the suspect, whose name was not given. Officers also say they located an unregistered 40-caliber handgun in the car.

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