Police have taken a suspect into custody after a high-speed pursuit on southbound Interstate 15.
Officers arrested Falahi Abrahim, 37, off the freeway near Via Las Mayas and Carmel Mountain Road in Rancho Penasquitos at around 3:15 p.m.
Around 2:30 p.m., reports of a reckless driver on State Route 76 on Cole Grade Road came into the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Border Communications Center.
Shortly thereafter, Abrahim was involved in a rollover crash on SR-76 that sparked a brush fire.
Cal Fire crews stopped to assist and put out the fire, but Abrahim regained control of his vehicle and drove off, possibly attempting to run over Cal Fire personnel, CHP said.
He continued onto southbound Interstate 15 where CHP said he reached 105 mph. He finally exited at Camino Del Norte.
The ground pursuit was called off for public safety reasons after Abrahim ran two red lights. The San Diego Police Department's helicopter responded and helped locate Abrahim.
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He has not been booked yet because he is being treated at Palomar Medical Center for a cut to his head and arm sustained during the crash. The attempted assault is still under investigation.
Abrahim was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, felony evading and attempted assault with a deadly weapon.
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