Pair Arrested In Chase, Suspected Of Fentanyl Use: American Canyon PD

AMERICAN CANYON, CA — Two people were arrested on multiple charges Sunday morning after leading officers on a pursuit in a stolen car, the American Canyon Police Department said.

The chase started around 11:30 a.m. Sunday when an officer tried to stop a black Kia for traffic enforcement as the car was traveling eastbound on American Canyon Road.

The driver of the car, later identified as 29-year-old Augustine Gonzalez of Bay Point, failed to yield to officers; instead, he sped toward Interstate 80, police said.

Officers soon determined the car was reported stolen out of San Francisco.

As Gonzalez continued toward I-80, officers used a PIT maneuver and disabled the Kia on the freeway onramp — preventing it from driving farther.

With help from the California Highway Patrol, American Canyon police detained Gonzalez and his sole passenger.

According to police, Gonzalez and the passenger showed signs and symptoms of drug impairment, and both admitted to ingesting Fentanyl earlier Sunday morning.

Gonzalez was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, possession of a stolen vehicle, felony evading a police officer, possession of burglary tools, and for his felony warrant out of Contra Costa County.

The passenger, whose name was not disclosed, was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

Both were booked into the Napa County Department of Corrections.