Crime & Safety
Middle-Aged Woman Tries to Race From Cops on the 241
Chase takes place on the 241 toll road, but ends when she winds up in a freeway ditch next to the 91.
By City News Service
A 54-year-old woman was in custody early Thursday after a high-speed chase on two Orange County freeways, police said.
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The woman, who was driving a gray Toyota pickup, was pursued "at a high rate of speed" on the northbound Foothill Toll Road (241) and eastbound Riverside (91) freeways before running her vehicle into a ditch, Orange County Sheriff's Department Lt. Andy Ferguson said.
The pursuit, which began Wednesday, about 11:15 p.m., on El Toro Road in Lake Forest. Wednesday, lasted about 17 minutes, Ferguson said. No injuries were reported, he said.
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The pursuit ended when the woman ran her pickup off the freeway and into a ditch several miles west of Corona and the Green River Road exit, Ferguson said. The woman is in custody, with charges pending, he said.
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