Fresno man arrested after ramming into two patrol cars during car chase in Scotts Valley, police say

By Derrick Ow

Published June 3, 2024 6:50 PM

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Scotts Valley Police arrested a Fresno man after he rammed into two patrol vehicles.

Officers were sent to the area of Granite Creek Road for a "suspicious vehicle when officers said the driver seemed impaired.

Police said that Gregorio Esquivel-Gonzalez disobeyed officers orders and rammed into two patrol vehicles. Officers said that Esquivel-Gonzalez fled at a high rate of speed.

Police were able to deploy a spike strike which disabled all four tires but Esquivel-Gonzalez continued to drive on Highway 17.

Esquivel-Gonzalez was arrested after he drove off the highway and onto a dead-end road on Timber Ridge Lane.

Esquivel-Gonzalez was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on multiple charges.

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Derrick Ow

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