LA MESA, Calif. — La Mesa police sought a suspect Sunday morning after he lead officers on a car chase and jumped from a bridge to escape apprehension, according to authorities.The incident began around 9 a.m. when an officer attempted to pull a car over for a traffic violation in the area of Murray Drive and Water Street.
The male driver refused to stop the vehicle which had another male and two females inside. A short pursuit followed and as the car was going over a nearby bridge the driver exited the vehicle while it was in motion and jumped from the side of the bridge to an embankment below.
The other three occupants of the car were detained, according to La Mesa Police Sergeant Tim Purdy.
Authorities searched the area but were unable to locate the driver. They were not sure if he was injured in the jump, which police estimated to be 25-30 feet down. The sergeant gave the suspect description as a black male in his 30s with an afro hairstyle wearing a white shirt and black pants.
The other male occupant of the car was arrested for an outstanding felony warrant. One of the females in the car was underage and released to her parents, the other was an adult and was released on her own.