A quiet Petaluma neighborhood briefly turned into a police pursuit zone Tuesday evening when officers say a routine welfare check on an unresponsive driver ended with a 35-year-old man tearing through residential streets before finally giving up.
Petaluma police identified the driver as Connor Derby and said he was arrested without incident after the chase. No injuries were reported to Derby, officers, or members of the public.
According to the Petaluma Police Department, officers were flagged down around 5:54 p.m. about a driver who appeared unresponsive at Sonoma Mountain Parkway and Reisling Road. Officers contacted the man, but that brief conversation did not last long. Police say the driver suddenly took off, running red lights and pushing high speeds through nearby neighborhoods…