10/19/17 UPDATE; Per MCSO – SUSPECTS BROKE INTO MULTIPLE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 1 AND LATER LED DEPUTIES ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE AND THE SUSPECT VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ONCOMING MOTORISTS CAUSING INJURY. ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SUSPECT VEHICLE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION. (Fatality was a 16 year old female. There were 3 other males in the car, and they will most likely be charged with murder in her death, under the felony-murder rule.)
I came to town north to celebrate a few Oct. birthdays with girlfriends, and so was off line most of today. I am catching up on the incident at Palo & 1. Word has it (but not confirmed) that the suspect being pursued may be the fatality. One, maybe more, locals airlifted – one with broken legs. Details are sketchy. One vehicle on fire, but no serious spread. I will clarify in the am as much as I can.
Details 00330 6:07 PM SIG Alert Sr1 / Palo Colorado Rd MM 61.70 Monterey
Details 00317 5:38 PM Fatality Sr1 / Palo Colorado Rd JNO AT MM 61*7 Monterey
Incident: 00317 Type: Fatality Location: Sr1 / Palo Colorado Rd Loc Desc: JNO AT MM 61*7 Lat/Lon: 36.399348 -121.904601
Detail Information
9:58 PM 26 [79] A27-012 call st parks – SEE IF SGT MADE CTC WILL AN INVOLVED DRIVER WITH THIS TC – NEED 1020 OF THE RO [Shared]
9:49 PM 25 [77] 1039 L2 WIL LINE 74 [Shared]
9:47 PM 24 [76] 1039 ROGER BARNS / CALTRANS / TO CHANGE SIGN TO READ NB LANE OPEN / ONE WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL [Shared]
9:46 PM 23 [75] 1039 ENTACT [Shared]
9:45 PM 22 [74] S5 / NB LANE IS OPEN / DOING TRAFFIC CONTROL [Shared]
9:35 PM 21 [73] S5 / ALMOST HAVE NB LANE OPEN / WILL THEN DO ONE WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL [Shared]
9:18 PM 20 [71] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MATTESON AND BEERS 899-1120 / THEY ARE SENDING 2 X FLTBEDS AND ONE CONVENTIONAL TRUCK [Shared]
7:19 PM 19 [49] 27-S5 1039 SCHOOL BUS DRIVER / SHE CANT GET OUT ON CELL OR RADIO [Shared]
7:14 PM 18 [48] 1039 CALTRANS / DENNIS DEGROOT / HE HAVE SOMEONE CALL CONCERNING PORTABLE LIGHTING [Shared]
7:10 PM 17 [46] 1039 ROGER BARNS / HE WILL TURN ON PORTABLE CMS SIGN AT SB 1 AT CARMEL RIVER FOR ROAD CLOSED [Shared]
7:05 PM 16 [45] S5 – CHANGE SIGN BOARD ON AR1 / TO REFLECT SR1 CLOSED DUE TO TC [Shared]
6:55 PM 15 [41] 1039 ENTAC [Shared]
6:31 PM 14 [36] 1039 27-N24 ALREADY ENRT TO THE OFC FOR REGULAR SHIFT [Shared]
6:19 PM 13 [34] [CHP] has closed their incident [171018MY00313]
6:15 PM 12 [32] 1039 MONTCOM / 4 VICS / 2 AIR 1141’S / DECLARED MCI BY SO [Shared]
6:06 PM 11 [30] B27-022 SR1 CLOSED DOWN [Shared]
5:55 PM 10 [26] SO WAS PURSUIT OF SUSP VEH OF THE 459’S IN THE AREA [Shared]
5:54 PM 9 [25] 1039 SALCOMM – AFFIRM SO WAS IN PURSUIT SO GIVING UPDATES VIA RADIO [Shared]
5:51 PM 8 [18] SALCOMM STARTING 3RD 1141
5:50 PM 7 [16] VICTIMS BEING PULLED AWAY FROM VEHS
5:49 PM 6 [14] VEHS FULLY ENGULFED CARMEL PD ENRT
5:49 PM 5 [13] 1039 SALCOMM AFFIRM AIR 1141 ENRT W/MAJOR 1180S
5:40 PM 4 [6] [Notification] [CHP]-CHP 1097
5:40 PM 3 [4] [Notification] [CHP]-PER MONT COM – VEH WAS INV IN PUR
5:39 PM 2 [3] 1039 MONT COM FOR EQUIP
5:38 PM 1 [1] 2-3 VEH INV
BIG SUR, Calif. —
Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies were involved in a high speed chase near Bixby Bridge around 5:30 p.m. with a vehicle, believed to be involved in at least 7 burglaries.
The suspect’s vehicle crashed into two other vehicles at Palo Colorado Road. A Chevrolet pickup completely burned and an Acura was torn in half.
One person was killed and three others were injured.
Hi Kate, My husband and I had a late lunch at Cafe Keeva yesterday. When we returned to our car, parked on the level between the highway level parking and the Phoenix parking areas, several people were waiting for the sheriff to show up. A car near ours had its rear window smashed along with two other vehicles on the lower level. Those may be some of the burglaries referred to.
Yes, my understanding is that there were several car burglaries committed at Nepenthe’s parking area.
We were at a School Board Meeting at Captain Cooper (we move them from different sites in the District) and were alerted by our late Bus from CHS to Big Sur that the was stranded on the North side of Palo Colorado road. Long wait to get the bus (and passengers) back down the coast. The Board and Administration ended up at Fernwood…the only place open for food. As usual…very good, friendly and the best place to hang-out and wait. I passed the carnage from the wreck at around 10:50 p.m. and the damage to the truck and one of the vehicles was unreal. It does bring into question the value of a high-speed pursuit on a road like the Coast highway. 459pc is burglary, a felony…but the risk and result, in the end to the innocent victims / passengers / Sheriffs… remains a serious concern. On the way down yesterday afternoon, a tourist decided to make a u-turn about 1/4 mile north of Rocky Point. It was a casual 3 point turn. Forward, back, forward again, back a little…and then North. Meanwhile…about 10 cars going both North and South were stopped in a row…watching this idiot. navigate the Coast highway. Just another train-wreck waiting to happen.
I also was in the line of cars waiting to head south last night. This was a truly horrific accident, the cars were so damaged I couldn’t tell if two or three vehicles were involved.
http://www.montereyherald.com/general-news/20171019/high-speed-chase-leads-to-fatal-crash-on-highway-1-in-big-sur