On May 28, 2025, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers assigned to the Truckee Area were conducting speed enforcement on Interstate 80 westbound near the Soda Springs exit in Nevada County, California when an officer observed a black BMW sedan traveling at an extremely high rate of speed and obtained a radar reading of approximately 120 miles per hour in the #1 lane of I-80. Officers attempted to locate the vehicle after it passed their position, but it disappeared. A short time later, 911 dispatch received reports that a BMW had crashed off the roadway near the Soda Springs off-ramp after leaving the highway at a high rate of speed. When CHP officers arrived at the scene, they located the crashed BMW approximately 100 feet down a dirt embankment in heavy vegetation. The driver had exited the vehicle and was contacted by responding officers while emergency personnel evaluated him following the crash. During the investigation, a officer located a bag near the vehicle containing a Glock 19 handgun and multiple high-capacity magazines. Further records checks indicated the firearm was unregistered, and that the driver was subject to a protective order prohibiting firearm possession. Additional magazines and ammunition were later located inside the vehicle during the investigation. The driver was placed under arrest and transported to a local hospital for medical evaluation due to injuries sustained in the crash. After being medically cleared, he was booked into the Nevada County Jail on the following charges: • PC 29825(b) — Possession of a firearm while subject to a protective order • PC 25400(a)(1) — Carrying a firearm within a motor vehicle • PC 27545 — Possession of an unregistered firearm • VC 23103 — Reckless driving • PC 32310(c) — Possession of high-capacity magazines California Highway Patrol officers involved: Officer R. Parent ID - 22961 Officer J. Pebbles ID - 22294 Sergeant R. Belmonte ID - 21332 All persons are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. #police #policechase #chp #california #bmw

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