CARLSBAD–An Anaheim woman was arrested after she led law enforcement officers on a vehicle pursuit on Interstate 5 in San Diego county.
Police officers say the driver, Jana Elaine Jones 34, allegedly stole a vehicle in the area of Melrose Drive and Rancho Bravado.
The vehicle was tracked west to Interstate 5 and then southbound. Carlsbad police officers, with the assistance of the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, Highway Patrol and ASTREA, tracked the vehicle south on I-5 for approximately 46 miles.
Deputies deployed spike strips in the area of H Street and I-5 in Chula Vista. Jones crossed the strips damaging the vehicle’s tires. She continued to flee south on I-5 for a short distance, eventually stopping on I-5. At approximately 7:40 p.m., Jones was taken into custody without injury.
Jones was booked into the Vista Detention Facility for felony evading, auto theft, possession of stolen property and resisting arrest.
