Suspect Fleeing Deputy On Hwy 101 Crashes Along Hwy 37: Sheriff

NORTH BAY, CA – UPDATED: THURSDAY, OCT. 6, 3 p.m.

A driver who fled a traffic stop by a Marin County sheriff's deputy on northbound U.S. Highway 101 suffered major injuries when his vehicle crashed and overturned, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

The incident began shortly after noon when the deputy stopped the vehicle for a violation, CHP Officer Andrew Barclay said.

As the deputy approached the right rear of vehicle, the driver sped away on Highway 37 south of state Highway 12, Barclay said.

The deputy ran back to his car, notified the dispatch center and pursued the fleeing vehicle until he lost sight of it, Barclay said.

The deputy then came upon a multi-vehicle collision related to the fleeing driver.

Several people involved in that collision pointed to a hill on the right shoulder of the road where the fleeing vehicle had overturned on its side, Barclay said.

The vehicle had hit a tree off the road at a high rate of speed, Barclay said. The driver was taken to Marin General Hospital.

The incident closed the transition from northbound Highway 101 to eastbound state Highway 37 for about 15 minutes, Barclay said.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 6, 2:15 p.m.

A driver was seriously injured after fleeing from a Marin County sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop on northbound U.S. Highway 101 at state Highway 37, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office.

The fleeing suspect was driving erratically and crashed while trying to evade deputies, the sheriff's office said on Twitter. The driver was seriously injured in the crash.

The California Highway Patrol reported a vehicle overturned on Highway 101 near Highway 37 around 12:06 p.m.

All lanes of the highway remained open but the transition to state Highway 37 was closed, according to
the CHP.

The transition to the Highway 37 reopened at 1:03 p.m., the CHP said.

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