A driver who police say tried to hit a freeway patrol officer together with his automotive led authorities on a pursuit that led to a fiery blaze when he crashed into an ambulance that struck a big truck. The driving force and others had been injured.
Round 11 p.m. Monday, the Ventura County Police Division acquired a name from the California Freeway Patrol requesting help finding a automobile that fled patrol officers throughout a pursuit, in accordance with a information launch by the Ventura police division.
In the course of the pursuit, the motive force, recognized as Ventura resident Ron Balden, tried to strike a freeway patrol officer together with his automotive, in accordance with the information launch.
Freeway patrol officers pursued the motive force into town of Ventura however overlooked the automotive simply off the 101 Freeway on the intersection of Valentine Highway and Victoria Avenue.
Ventura law enforcement officials ultimately situated the motive force, however he fled and drove via town and again onto the freeway, in accordance with the launch.
A Ventura police supervisor canceled the pursuit when “the situations grew to become too harmful to proceed and officers overlooked the automobile.”
A short while later, the automotive struck a Gold Coast Ambulance that was driving close to a shopping mall on Essential Avenue, pushing the ambulance into a big dump truck. The ambulance and Balden’s automobile caught hearth. There have been no sufferers within the ambulance.
The occupants of all three autos had been injured and brought to hospitals the place they’re listed in secure situation, in accordance with the launch.
Balden was severely injured however is anticipated to recuperate. Authorities provided no extra details about him.
The Ventura Police Division is investigating Balden on attainable felony expenses of evading an officer and driving underneath the affect.
The California Freeway Patrol is investigating him on attainable expenses of assault with a lethal weapon towards their officer.