High-speed San Francisco pursuit ends with minor crash

By Brent Begin, Bay City News Service

March 24, 2006

A shooting suspect was arrested early this morning after a high-speed pursuit in San Francisco ended in a minor collision, according to the San Francisco Police Department.

The chase began after police spotted a vehicle in connection with a shooting in the Ingleside neighborhood. Police received a call around 3 a.m. that a 26-year-old woman was shot in the hand at Plymouth Avenue and Sadowa Street and a pursuit followed shortly after.

The suspect led police at speeds of over 80 mph in a white Nissan through Brannan Street, southbound Interstate Highway 280, southbound U.S. Highway 101 and Bayshore Boulevard.

The chase ended when the suspect's car fishtailed at Mansell Street near Bayshore Boulevard. The driver was arrested without incident and treated for minor injuries, but police have not confirmed if the man was the
shooter, police said.

The victim and suspect were taken to San Francisco General
Hospital, according to police.

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