Just before 3 a.m. Sunday as an officer was making a routine
traffic stop he watched a dark Sport Utility Vehicle run a stop
sign at speeds of 50 mph through Hollister city limits. The officer
started following the suspect and tried to pull him over multiple
times but the suspect never stopped for any stop signs or traffic
signals.
Just before 3 a.m. Sunday as an officer was making a routine traffic stop he watched a dark Sport Utility Vehicle run a stop sign at speeds of 50 mph through Hollister city limits. The officer started following the suspect and tried to pull him over multiple times but the suspect never stopped for any stop signs or traffic signals. During the chase the suspect called 911 and said he wouldn’t pull over for police. After driving around the city, the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office joined the chase as the suspect headed toward Gilroy on Highway 25. Going more than 80 mph the suspect got onto Highway 101 before the California Highway Patrol took over the chase. The CHP eventually pulled the suspect over in Morgan Hill after he took the Tennant Avenue exit. The driver, Tony Gabriele, 30 of Hollister, was arrested about 3:35 a.m. on Tennant Avenue east of Butterfield Boulevard. He was also on active parole. He was booked into Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of driving under the influence, evading police, possession of an illegal substance and possession of a methamphetamine pipe, according to CHP Officer Jaime Rios.
