Fortuna Police Department:
On Sunday March 7, 2021 at about 3:47 p.m., a Fortuna officer observed a 2011 white colored BMW sedan driving in the Campton Heights area of Fortuna. The vehicle was observed in violation of several California Vehicle Code violations, including excessive speed and running a stop sign.
The Fortuna officer attempted a traffic enforcement stop and the vehicle fled. As the vehicle fled it ran additional stop signs as the officer pursued. Within a short amount of time still in the Campton Heights area of Fortuna, the vehicle ran a stop sign at the intersection of Thelma Street and School Street colliding with an uninvolved motorist driving a 2012 white colored Ford sedan.