Woman who led multi-county chase and fled to Mexico arrested after reentering US

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A woman who escaped into Mexico after leading law enforcement officers on a chase from Ventura County to the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County was taken into custody, the California Highway Patrol announced.

The driver, identified by Ventura County sheriff’s officials as 29-year-old Alyssa Wilson, had a mental health crisis on Monday and stole a minivan from the Thousand Oaks addiction recovery home where she lives.

Authorities spotted the Toyota Sienna van and pursued the vehicle from Ventura County into Los Angeles County and then into Orange County…

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