Woman Arrested After Allegedly Ramming Patrol Car: SCCSO

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — A 35-year-old San Jose woman driving with a small child allegedly rammed into a patrol car and was arrested after leading officers on a high-speed pursuit Thursday morning, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said.

A State Park ranger tried to speak with the woman, Shelly Vickers, when she was seen driving erratically at 7 p.m. near the Rio Del Mar Esplanade in the unincorporated area of Rio Del Mar, sheriff's deputies said. Vickers allegedly reversed her car and rammed the ranger's vehicle.

A deputy in the area then saw the woman speed off, and she didn't pull over when deputies turned on their lights and sirens, the sheriff's office said. Deputies pursued her on a short chase, which ended when she crashed into a fence in the 300 block of Rio Del Mar Boulevard. Vickers
continued trying to drive away though her airbag had activated, deputies said.

They then noticed a small child sitting in the car unrestrained. Deputies removed the unharmed child from the car, and detained Vickers. She allegedly kicked and tried to bite officers when they tried to arrest her.

No one was injured and Vickers was booked into Santa Cruz County jail on suspicion of resisting arrest, evading officers in a vehicle, felony child cruelty, possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor hit and run and resisting arrest. Her bail was set at $15,000.

By Bay City News

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