A mid-morning crash on Milpas Street turned into a short police pursuit Friday, ending with the arrest of a suspected impaired driver, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department.
Officers were dispatched around 10:10 a.m. to the 500 block of North Milpas Street following reports of a hit-and-run. Within minutes, they spotted the vehicle heading south nearby and attempted to pull it over.
The driver did not stop, instead continuing south in what police described as a slow-speed pursuit that stretched several blocks before ending in the 00 block of South Milpas Street. No injuries were reported, and the driver was taken into custody without incident…