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
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It was reported on another media that it began with an attempted traffic stop for reckless driving and the possibility of driving under the influence. Which begs the question, was it necessary to engage in a high speed chase through town at those speeds endangering citizens? I saw the vehicle with 7 law enforcement vehicles chasing him through town. I’ve been caught in a position, unable to move for fire and ambulance due to both lanes full of traffic and the turning lane with cars in it as well at the light. Where does one go when trying to get out of the way of 8 speeding vehicles doing 80, 90 and 100 mph?
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