South Bay Pursuit Ends With Suspect’s Arrest

SARATOGA, CA – A woman was arrested Thursday morning after leading police on a chase from Saratoga to Fremont, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said.

Kimberly Matthai, 39, was arrested on suspicion of several crimes including assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and felony evading and resisting arrest according to the sheriff's office.

Deputies responded to a residence on Monte Vista Drive in Saratoga at around 7:50 a.m. on a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in the driveway.

The caller reported a woman, later identified as Matthai, was wandering around the backyard of the property.

Responding deputies located Matthai and tried to speak with her, but she ran away.
Deputies said she got into her vehicle and rammed a patrol car. She then led deputies on a pursuit.

Deputies were able to use spike strips to immobilize Matthai's vehicle, and after driving on her vehicle's rims, Matthai eventually stopped her vehicle on the Mission Boulevard off-ramp in Fremont, deputies said.

Matthai was taken into custody without further incident, according to the sheriff's office.

— Bay City News and Patch editor Gideon Rubin contributed to this report