A 44-year-old man who allegedly stole a vehicle and led deputies on a pursuit was arrested after crashing east of Perris and remained jailed Saturday without bail.
The pursuit began at about 12:40 p.m. Friday in the unincorporated community of Gavilan Hills, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
During the pursuit, the suspect’s vehicle drove into the opposite lane of traffic toward another vehicle and veered off the road, crashing into a fence, sheriff’s officials said.
The driver, 44-year-old Brian Charles Paul of Riverside, was arrested and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of possessing a stolen vehicle, felony evading, assault with a deadly weapon, violation of probation, transportation of narcotics and having a prior conviction of a stolen vehicle.
A passenger in the vehicle, 46-year-old Michael Restivo of Riverside, was arrested and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of possessing narcotics.