A minor was in juvenile custody Monday after a lengthy California Highway Patrol pursuit ended with the suspect’s car in flames and the driver’s arrest near the Capital City Freeway in Arden Arcade, officials said.
The driver ran a red light and fled early Monday when a CHP officer attempted a traffic stop, sparking a high-speed chase through North Sacramento and onto Interstate 80, also known as the Capital City Freeway. The driver traveled the wrong way multiple times during the pursuit, according to a CHP East Sacramento office Facebook post.
Officers said the car, a Ford Fusion Energi electric sedan, crashed into a raised concrete curb near the Bell Street off-ramp at speeds exceeding 100 mph, causing it to catch fire…