Suspect in home invasion robbery in high speed chase Saturday:

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) —
San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies in a helicopter shot a suspect involved in a dangerous wrong-way chase and car crash on the northbound 215 Freeway Friday afternoon.

On Saturday, the coroner’s office identified the suspect as Nicholas Alan Johnson, 32, of Fontana.

Two cars were involved in the crash near Palm Avenue. A man and a 13-year-old male were treated and released from the hospital. An adult female, believed to be the man’s wife, remains hospitalized and is recovering from her injuries.

The suspect was wanted in connection to a prior home-invasion robbery in Fontana. Authorities recognized the suspect’s beige Chevrolet Tahoe on Friday around 12:49 p.m. and attempted to conduct a traffic stop when a chase ensued.

The suspect led authorities on a chase through surface streets in Fontana and San Bernardino before he started driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes of the 215 Freeway. At one point, the suspect sideswiped another car.

The suspect reached speeds as high as 100 mph, according to Deputy Olivia Bozek with the sheriff’s department.

Deputies inside a sheriff’s helicopter realized the suspect was a threat to the public’s safety and began firing shots at his car. He then bailed out of the moving vehicle, which then crashed head-on into a blue Dodge Durango.

The suspect eventually collapsed on the side of the road not far from the crash and died. Authorities said the suspect was struck by gunfire but were not sure if his death was caused by the gunshot wound.

Now, what the article does not say is that the now-dead suspect was out of state prison having been released under Gov. Jerry Brown’s so-called Prison Realignment program. He had at least one outstanding warrant for violation of his PRCS terms.

So, early release of this perp has resulted in more victimization of innocent citizens.

Heck of a job, Gov. Moonbeam!

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