People v. Delgado CA4/2

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

An officer testified that on April 22, 2024, at around 12:22 a.m., he was

monitoring traffic on the 91 freeway near Fourteenth Street, when he observed a tractor

trailer truck speeding and “weaving back and forth between the high-occupancy vehicle

lane and the Number 2 lane in a serpentine manner.”

The officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop by activating his “forward-flashing

red lights.” Defendant continued to drive “in a serpentine manner.” The officer activated

his emergency lights, which included a blue light, and his siren. Defendant still failed to

respond.

The officer notified his dispatcher “and requested additional units and air support.”

Defendant continued “traveling at a high rate of speed,” approximately 70 miles per hour.

He would straighten out and then return to weaving back and forth between lanes. In the

officer’s opinion, “it was something you would see with an impaired driver.”

2 Backup units arrived about 15 minutes after his request, as he was pursuing

defendant southbound on the 215. A helicopter also began tracking defendant’s vehicle.

Officers deployed a spike strip, which was ineffective. The spike…