A high speed chase on the San Juan Ridge ends with a suspect going to jail for a number of crimes. Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal says that the sequence of events began when a deputy pulled in behind two vehicles that were driving on Tyler Foote Rd around 3:00 AM Sunday. While following the two vehicles, the deputy watched the car second in line pass the first car on a dangerous curve in the road and attempt to accelerate away.
The deputy waited to pass the lead vehicle and then pursued after the suspect vehicle.

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Royal says the vehicle reached speeds in excess of 90 MPH but the driver could not keep the vehicle on the road. As he attempted to make a turn in an effort to avoid the officer, the car slid off the road and into a tree.*

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At that point the deputy ordered Steffes out of the car and took him into custody for evading a peace officer.

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A search of the vehicle turned up both cocaine and LSD.
Sheriff Royal says the suspect, Jonathan Steffes, 23, had an interesting reason for trying to get away.

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Steffes was determined to driving on a suspended license and was out on bail for a previous crime.
He was booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility for evading a peace officer, being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, committing a felony while on bail, and driving on a suspended license.