High-Speed Chase Ends In Pleasant Hill: CHP

PLEASANT HILL, CA – A man was arrested in a high-speed pursuit that began on the Bay Bridge and ended in Pleasant Hill this morning. Edgardo Chavez-Ascencion, a San Francisco resident in his mid-20s, was arrested on suspicion of DUI, reckless evading and driving on a suspended license.

He was booked into jail in Contra Costa County, according to CHP Officer Vu Williams.

The high-speed pursuit began at 12:22 a.m. on the Bay Bridge and came to an end in the 1500 block of Wendy Drive in Pleasant Hill, according to the CHP.

Chavez-Ascencion was driving a yellow van with identification from the Black Rock City Department of Public Works, which is in charge of construction at the Burning Man annual gathering in Nevada.

Williams said the vehicle has not been reported as stolen and the CHP has not confirmed whether the suspect has any connection to the DPW.

By Bay City News Service

Patch file photo by Maggie Avants