Man arrested for driving wrong way on Highway 99 in Fresno County
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) California Highway Patrol officers arrested a man for driving the wrong way on Highway 99 just outside of Fowler on Thursday morning.
Officials responded to reports of a Dodge Challenger traveling north in the southbound lanes near the Manning Avenue exit around 1:30 am.
The CHP said the driver was going about 55 miles per hour. Officers were able to stop him on the highway s center median near the Merced Street off-ramp.
A beer bottle was seen in the car. There was also damage to the back of the vehicle, but the driver said it was from a previous incident.
Driver in stolen truck leads officers on chase, drives wrong way on Highway 99 in Fresno
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) A man was arrested after police say he stole a truck and led officers on a chase down Highway 99, driving on the wrong side of the road, on Wednesday night.
It started around 9:30 pm at Thorne and California Avenues when an officer spotted a truck driving erratically.
When police tried to pull the driver over, he sped up, and a chase began.
The Fresno Police Department s helicopter took over the pursuit and saw the man driving on the opposite side of Highway 99 for about a mile.