A diabetic man from Santa Rosa took California Highway Patrol
officers on a lengthy slow-speed chase from Redwood City to Gilroy
Thursday morning, behind the wheel of a rented U-Haul.
Diabetic Man Arrested After Slow-Speed Chase
Gilroy – A diabetic man from Santa Rosa took California Highway Patrol officers on a lengthy slow-speed chase from Redwood City to Gilroy Thursday morning, behind the wheel of a rented U-Haul.
Officers surrounded 30-year-old Jacob Kells on Murray Avenue in Gilroy around 10am, one hour after he first hit the gas, evading a Redwood City CHP officer. Kells had been involved in several hit-and-run crashes in Redwood City that morning, said CHP Sgt. Dave Hill, none of them causing injuries. Victims called the CHP alerting them to Kells, who pulled over for a CHP officer, then began driving south on U.S. 101. His speed never exceeded 60 miles per hour, Sgt. Hill said.
When he finally stopped and got out of his car, hands up, Kells was lethargic, sweaty and unable to answer questions, said Hill. His statements to officers made little sense. Officers gave him tubes of glucose paste to recharge his blood sugar, then transported him to Saint Louise Regional Hospital.
Kells was later arrested and transported to the emergency psychological unit at Valley Medical Center for his own safety, Hill said.
Gang Murder Sentence Delayed
San Martin – Once again, the sentencing hearing of a Morgan Hill man convicted of murder has been postponed.
The new date for sentencing is Sept. 21 at 9am in the South County Courthouse, 12425 Monterey Road in San Martin.
Anthony Frausto, 20, who faces 50 years to life in prison, was convicted May 1 after a jury trial that lasted more than a week.
Frausto was convicted in the shooting death of Luis Bautista, 19, on Sept. 30, 2005 in Morgan Hill.
