During a traffic stop in Twentynine Palms, the passenger of a stopped vehicle grabbed the wheel and led authorities on a nearly seven mile pursuit.
On Sunday (September 19), Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 Volkswagen for expired registration near the intersection of Amboy Road and Valley Mountain Road. The Deputy reports that, while speaking with drive outside of the vehicle, the passenger in the front seat, Jocelyn Ramirez, a 33 year-old resident of San Francisco, climbed into the driver’s seat, started the car, and drove away.
Deputies pursued Ramirez as she drove east down Amboy Road at speeds of up to 90 mph. Deputies say that they were able to catch up to her when the paved road ended near Adobe Road, and the Volkswagen stalled in the soft sand.
Jocelyn Ramirez was arrested and taken into custody on suspicion of Evading Police with Disregard for Safety, and booked into the West Valley Detention Center with bail set at $100,000
