Last Updated on January 19, 2023 by C-CAR
POMONA >> A Pomona couple was arrested following a police pursuit and crash that injured an innocent driver.
David Macias, 42, and Jocelyn Sanchez, 23, both of Pomona, were booked into the Pomona Jail Thursday afternoon, according to a police statement.
Shortly before 5 p.m., officers from Pomona Police Department’s Major Crimes Task Force noticed a vehicle near White Avenue and 9th Street had committed at least two traffic violations, officials said. When officers tried to stop the vehicle, the driver sped off.
During the pursuit, the front passenger, later identified as Sanchez, jumped out of the moving vehicle. A short time after sheleft the vehicle, the driver, Macias, crashed into a vehicle at the intersection of Park Avenue and 11th Street. Macias and the other motorist suffered minor injuries, police officials said.
Macias was arrested and police found he was in possession of a .38 special handgun and drugs. Sanchez was also apprehended and investigators learned she was a parolee at large.
