Man Flees From Cops in Redwood City, Tries to Break INTO Jail: Prosecutors

REDWOOD CITY, CA – A San Jose man was arrested after a high-speed chase with the California Highway Patrol in Redwood City last week when he fled through a broken gate onto county jail property, prosecutors said this week.

Long Hai Vuong, 31, pleaded not guilty on Friday to fleeing police, driving under the influence of drugs and resisting arrest, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office. He remains in custody on $50,000 bail.

A CHP officer spotted Vuong driving south on U.S. Highway 101 in Redwood City just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, prosecutors said. When the officer tried to pull the car over, Vuong allegedly sped away.

The officer followed him at low speed on city streets and then onto the highway at speeds of up to 90 mph. Vuong got off the highway on Maple Street and drove onto a San Mateo County jail facility there, prosecutors said.

He then got out of his car and tried to climb the fence onto jail grounds. When that didn't work, he got through a broken gate, prosecutors said. Eventually officers caught up with and arrested him.

He told officers he fled because it was fun, prosecutors said.

Investigators later determined he was under the influence of methamphetamine.

– By Bay City News Service.