Photo: arrest scene
Originally posted as a Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post –
“Just after midnight, several citizens reported a white Audi SUV driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Highway 101, near Camphora Gloria Road.
Our deputies were able to locate the car as it was still driving the wrong way down Hwy 101, near Hudson Road. The deputies attempted to stop the car while driving alongside it on the correct side of the highway.
Through a coordinated effort, Greenfield PD and King City PD officers were able to stop northbound traffic ahead of the wrong-way driver to prevent anyone from driving into danger.
The driver, went around a roadblock on Hwy 101, near Underwood Road, and continued driving southbound. A deputy deployed a spike strip, near Central Avenue.
The driver attempted to drive around it but the spike strip punctured two of his tires. The driver then crossed over onto the southbound lanes and continued driving away. Due to the highway construction in King City, the pursuit intervention technique (PIT) maneuver, was used to attempt to stop the driver, by spinning out the wrong way driver’s car.
After the car spun out, the driver rapidly accelerated at a deputy’s patrol car, striking the patrol car and stopping. The driver, identified as Armando Alfaro Jr, was then taken into custody for DUI, Evading a Peace Officer, and other criminal charges. The deputy who was rammed in the patrol car was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment of minor injuries.
Despite our deputy’s injuries and the loss of a patrol car, we are grateful this incident ended without the loss of human life. We are thankful for the citizens who reported the wrong-way driver and for the teamwork of CHP, Greenfield PD, and King City PD in helping prevent a potentially tragic accident.”
Wrong-way driver hits spike strip and crashes was last modified: January 5th, 2023 by
