A man was arrested in San Diego County after deliberately smashing his vehicle into multiple other vehicles and leading deputies on a pursuit that ended in a crash, the Sheriff’s Department said Friday.
The incident began just before 10 p.m. Thursday in La Mesa where a witness saw the man drive into a Toyota Prius several times and then pursued the witness and crashed into the back of her vehicle, a department statement said.
The man drove to a Starbucks and rammed a sedan several times, fled and collided with two more vehicles, it said.
Deputies tried to stop the man but he led them on a chase for about 20 minutes through Lemon Grove, San Diego and Spring Valley where he deliberately crashed into the back of a vehicle, lost control and sideswiped two parked vehicles before coming to rest.
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The driver eventually exited his disabled vehicle and surrendered.
Authorities identified the suspect as David Archer, 56. It was not immediately known if he had obtained a lawyer.
“The victims of the assaults suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene or local hospitals,” the statement said.
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