Spousal Battery Suspect Crashes In Malibu After Chase By Deputies

MALIBU, CA -- A spousal battery suspect who was sought after allegedly assaulting a bail bondsman crashed a vehicle into another vehicle Monday in Malibu while being chased by deputies.

The collision occurred about 4 p.m. on Pacific Coast Highway near Webb Way, according to Lt. Ed Winslow, watch commander of the sheriff's Malibu-Lost Hills Station.

The man crashed into a vehicle driven by a woman whose two young children were passengers. The woman and children were not injured in the crash but were taken to a hospital for a precautionary medical evaluation, said Lt. A.J. Rotella.

Deputies received a call for service about 40 minutes before the crash about a bail bondsman who had been assaulted while attempting to detain a suspect related to bail revocation, Rotella said.

The incident occurred near Pacific Coast Highway and Trancas Canyon Road, Rotella said.

Deputies confirmed that the suspect has physically assaulted the bail bondsman and that he was wanted for a domestic violence incident, Rotella said.

The suspect was located about 30 minutes later by patrol deputies and although it appeared that he had initially stopped for deputies conducting a traffic stop, the man made a U-turn and sped away, crashing about a minute later, Rotella said.

The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Tyler Moyle of Malibu, suffered moderate injuries in the crash and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI, felony evading of a peace officer and battery, Rotella said.

Moyle was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Traffic was backed up on Pacific Coast Highway in both directions following the crash.

-- City News Service, photo courtesy of the Lost Hills Sheriff's Station