People v. Turner CA2/6

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Los Angeles Police Officers Gerardo Perez and Francisco Zaragoza were on patrol when they saw appellant driving erratically. Officer Perez activated his emergency light and sirens and pursued appellant as he led them on a 10-minute high- speed police chase. During the chase appellant ran stop signs and red lights, drove onto front lawns, and drove the wrong way down a one-way street. Appellant's vehicle eventually came to a stop after he hit a gate. He got out of his vehicle and ran away. He climbed to the top of a tall chain-link fence and jumped to the ground on the other side, breaking both of his ankles. The officers followed appellant on foot and were also injured as they went over the fence. Appellant was found lying on the ground near a shed. He appeared as if he were about to get up and run away, so Officer Zaragoza placed his knee on appellant's back to restrain him. Appellant tried to strike the officers with his elbows and did not comply with their orders to stop resisting and show his hands. He flailed his arms, legs and elbows and continued trying to hit the officers as Officer Perez attempted to handcuff him. Appellant eventually stopped…