100 mph chase through S. Tahoe ends with arrest

Updated: March 22, 12:30pm

A car chase that hit speeds of 100 mph in South Lake Tahoe on Friday morning ended in the Carson Valley.

The California Highway Patrol at first chased a small black Chevy Malibu on Highway 50 starting in Meyers. The chase then went over Kingsbury Grade. There the driver sped through the town of Genoa.

The driver, Steven Linsey, 53, from San Francisco, was finally stopped at Jacks Valley Road and Trail Court.

According to Douglas County deputies, Linsey was arrested and transported to the Douglas County Jail and booked on charges of reckless driving, eluding a police officer, driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.

Additional charges are pending from California. The CHP is not returning calls.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report