HANFORD â A man is in jail and another is badly injured after a hit-and-run turned into a chase and a shootout.
According to a report from the Kings County Sheriffâs Office, deputies were dispatched on Monday to assisted CHP in a collision involving an overturned milk tanker in the area of 18
th and Kansas avenues in rural Kings County. The tanker had been in a collision with a second vehicle, resulting in the driver being ejected from the big rig and sustaining severe injuries.
Following the accident, the subjects in the second vehicle fled on foot after crashing in a field, resulting in the search involving the Sheriffâs Office Air Unit. The helicopter spotted a Hyundai Sonata exit a nearby field and pick up the subjects, which led to a chase allegedly reaching up to 120 mph. Upon reaching the Gale Avenue and Avenal Cutoff, an occupant in the Hyundai opened fire, according to police. The pursuit continued into Huron when the vehicle finally became disabled, at which point the four suspects fled. Â