A man police said allegedly drove about 100 mph through a school zone in Foothill Farms might awake with a headache today after he slammed his head into the protective plastic screen of a squad car.
Shawn Hawkins, 31, was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless evading of police, auto theft, vandalism, resisting arrest and outstanding warrants.
Around 2:30 p.m., a Twin Rivers Police Department officer on routine patrol near Foothill High School, 5000 McCloud Drive, observed a black Hyundai traveling about 100 mph through the school zone at Hillsdale Boulevard and Robert Frost Way, said police department spokesman Officer William Cho.
Cho said Foothill High students are dismissed for the day at the same time and hundreds of students walk through the area.
The officer attempted to make a traffic stop, but the suspect vehicle sped away, leading the officer to give chase northbound on Hillsdale Boulevard, Cho said. The pursuit was called off after about a minute due to the high rate of speed, he said.
Minutes later, police were informed that Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies had found the car, which had crashed in the area of Roseville Road and Roca Way, Cho said.
Deputies detained a female passenger near the scene of the crash, Cho said. Hawkins, the driver of the vehicle, who fled on foot, was found in in the area of Andrea Boulevard and Tupelo Drive, several blocks away, he said.
Cho said Hawkins resisted arrest and attempted to run again but was taken into custody. While in the back seat of he police car, officers said he intentionally hit his head on the plastic barrier between the front and rear seats, suffering a minor head wound.
The 36-year-old female passenger was not arrested.
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