Woman eludes police after high-speed chase from California into Mexico

[erronis]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/11/high-speed-chase-california-mexico

Alyssa Wilson, a resident at a sober living home, stole a minivan and was chased for hours until crossing the border

A woman who had been staying at a women’s sobriety home in California stole a minivan and was chased by police for hours until she crossed over to Mexico on Monday.

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Officials tracked the van about 12 miles (19km) north to Simi Valley, where they tried to pull the vehicle over, but Wilson refused to stop and sped away. She reached about 90mph (145km/h) on the 118 freeway until the chase continued into Los Angeles county. There, Ventura county authorities handed over the pursuit to the California highway patrol (CHP) once Wilson entered the 405 freeway heading south, the statement said.

“This one is very unique in the sense of the traffic conditions allowing individuals to continue to remain on the freeway and extend this pursuit,” said Capt Robert Yoos, a public information officer at the Ventura county sheriff’s office, during an interview with KTLA-TV.

Wilson dodged all the spike strips tossed on the road by authorities, according to aerial videos published by ABC7.

The chase eventually reached the US-Mexico border by 1.30pm, according to Walters, where the CHP ended its pursuit amid jurisdictional constraints.

Walters said on Tuesday that the vehicle was in Tijuana, Mexico, and that she was working with the CHP to retrieve it.

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I think there's a movie in the making....

[mahina]

1. A couple of years ago, some fella stole a Kubota loader

And was chased by the police. And got away.

On this island.

[erronis]

5. Sometimes the capture just ain't worth it.

Maybe the ʻaihue was a hoa.

(I've probably made 100 faux-pas in the sentence above using the crazy on-line translators.)

[mahina]

8. I forget who this quote is from

“ I’m not saying you don’t know what you’re talking about but I don’t know what you’re talking about”

It’s worth giving it to go, though! No offence.

[mahina]

9. Super handy online dictionary

https://wehewehe.org/
🤙🏼🤙🏼

[erronis]

10. Thank you - I'll always need help - and I love to learn.

[mahina]

13. Same!

[chia]

2. I remember when a man stole a tank...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_San_Diego_tank_rampage

[bucolic_frolic]

3. She must be a damn good driver. /nt

[miyazaki]

4. I'm sure sobriety home lady is knocking em' back now. nt

[Justice Brandeis]

6. Ride Like the Wind

It is the night, my body's weak
I'm on the run, no time to sleep
I've got to ride, ride like the wind
To be free again
And I've got such a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So, I'll ride like the wind, ride like the wind
I was born the son of a lawless man
Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand
Lived nine lives, gunned down ten
Gonna ride like the wind

[erronis]

7. Exactly.

I think a lot of us live with that sense of freedom deep in our psyches. Few have the opportunity or the will - but some will break free.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

12. ..

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

11. No traffic, high speed, thats about a 3 hour drive