A traffic stop for a vehicle code violation led to much more than a citation this week, according to the Fullerton Police Department.
While conducting a traffic stop in the area of Nutwood Avenue and the 57 Freeway, an officer observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation and attempted to make a stop. Instead of immediately yielding, the driver entered the freeway before eventually slowing down. Before the vehicle came to a complete stop, a female passenger exited and fled on foot. Moments later, the male driver also fled.
Responding officers quickly detained the female passenger in a nearby flood control channel. With the assistance of the California Highway Patrol, the male suspect was located and apprehended without incident after running into a nearby flood control tunnel…