Suspected DUI Driver Leads Police Chase In Temecula

Temecula CA

11 March, 2021

5:34 PM

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TEMECULA, CA — A suspected DUI driver who crashed in Temecula Thursday afternoon during a police chase was still being sought. The incident began around 12:38 p.m. at Mountain View and Ynez Road, according to Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Lionel Murphy. Deputies out of the Southwest Sheriff's Station tried to make a traffic stop on the suspected DUI driver but he failed to pull over and a pursuit started, according to Murphy. The man crashed his white compact car near Santiago and Ynez, escaped the wreckage, then fled on foot. A woman who was a passenger in the crashed car was extricated by first responders and transported to a hospital with minor injuries, Murphy said. No other injuries were reported. As of 2 p.m., a search for the man was continuing. A sheriff's helicopter was involved in the efforts.