SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A woman suspected of stealing a trailer was taken into custody following a wild pursuit that ended in a crash on Interstate 15 in Mira Mesa Tuesday morning.
San Diego police said they received a call at around 8:30 a.m. regarding a woman trying to steal a trailer at a location in the city. According to police, the woman drove off in an SUV with the trailer attached to it.
Responding officers located the SUV and tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver declined to pull over, prompting a pursuit.
On northbound I-15, police said the “trailer and suspect vehicle became disabled” near Pomerado Road.
Officers asked the driver to exit the vehicle, but she rejected their orders.
At around 9:20 a.m., the driver — with a part of the trailer still attached to her SUV — took a nearby exit and then proceeded north on the southbound I-15 lanes.
A short time later, the SUV crashed into at least two other vehicles on southbound I-15 near the exit to Mira Mesa Boulevard. The driver got out of the SUV and then tried to enter other vehicles that were stopped on the freeway.
Officers deployed a stun gun and took her into custody.
No injuries were immediately reported.
All impacted I-15 lanes in both directions were reopened by 10:35 a.m.
