A Close Call

Last week while we were up in Rohnert Park we witnessed a slow speed police pursuit that passed us on a residential street, but posed no real danger to us.  Today another high speed chase in neighboring Santa Rosa almost took my daughter out.

Santa Rosa police took two men into custody following a high-speed chase Saturday afternoon that wove through an apartment complex and busy shopping center before ending when the reportedly stolen vehicle crashed behind Costco.

The chase began at about 4:15 p.m. at the intersection of Kawana Springs Road and Santa Rosa Avenue, when a Santa Rosa police detective spotted a late model Honda Accord that had been reported stolen from the area of Oak Street earlier Saturday, Sgt. Dave Linscomb said.

The driver sped down Kawana Springs Road and was pursued by officers through a neighboring apartment complex and behind Target and Best Buy. The chase continued around the back of Costco, when the Honda crashed into a yellow gate across an access road.

She had just gotten off of work in Santa Rosa and was heading home when this chase came barreling across the road in front of her. She said the suspect's car missed her by five feet.

I'm glad her guardian angels were paying attention.