MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A driver was arrested after a pursuit in Merced County on Highway 99, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP says while patrolling the area of Santa Fe and Beachwood Drive, Officer Mason got information from dispatch about an occupied stolen vehicle.

A short time later, Mason spotted the vehicle and attempted to make a traffic stop, but the driver took off, leading to a pursuit northbound on Highway 99.

CHP says the driver stopped on the right shoulder just south of Applegate Road, where they took the driver into custody with the help of the Merced County Sheriff’s Office.

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