Summary

It started with a traffic dispute and ended with a marathon standoff on a freeway in Southern California. A woman led police on a pursuit through San Diego County after allegedly threatening another motorist with a gun. The chase ended in San Marcos after the woman’s car collided with a police cruiser. She was quickly surrounded. But for six hours she refused to leave her car. SWAT Team negotiators eventually persuaded her to surrender.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 164841
Story Slug HIGHWAY STAND OFF (7/2/1999)
Location SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Format TBA
Date 7/2/1999
Archive Time 9:02
TRT 6:44
Supers SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Video Description SOT WITH SHERIFF OFFICER, OFFICIAL SOT, LS OF STANDOFF, POLICE WITH SUSPECTS CAR BOXED IN ON FREEWAY, SUSPECT GETTING OUT OF CAR AND TALKING WITH POLICE, WALKS TOWARDS POLICE, LS OFFICERS, LS STANDOFF, POLICE WITH GUNS DRAWN ON SUSPECT VEHICLE, LS SWAT OFFICERS RUNNING IN NEARBY FIELD, STANDOFF, VARIOUS CUTAWAYS OF STANDUP, OFFICER PULLING OUT POLICE TAPE SECURING SCENE, SWAT TEAM SQUAD IN CAMOUFLAGE PASS CAMERA, SWAT TEAM MOVING INTO POSITION BEHIND COVER OF POLICE CAR, OFFICER SOT
Description It started with a traffic dispute and ended with a marathon standoff on a freeway in Southern California. A woman led police on a pursuit through San Diego County after allegedly threatening another motorist with a gun. The chase ended in San Marcos after the woman’s car collided with a police cruiser. She was quickly surrounded. But for six hours she refused to leave her car. SWAT Team negotiators eventually persuaded her to surrender.
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Keywords

CAUGHT ON TAPE
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
CAUGHT ON VIDEO
DRAMATIC
STANDOFF
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