Man collides with Metro cruiser throughout chase, police say
Police arrested Rene Salmeron, 32, on Dec. 19 after he allegedly stole a automobile and crashed right into a Metro police SUV.
Round 7 a.m. that day, an officer was dispatched to a car parking zone east of downtown Las Vegas for a report of a stolen automobile, paperwork stated. The driving force of the automobile then started to elude the officer and sped off.
At one level, the motive force, later recognized as Salmeron, drove up onto a sidewalk, police stated. He later crashed into the Metro car and a second SUV close to Jap Avenue and Charleston Boulevard.
Salmeron declined to reply cops’ questions concerning the stolen car and chase, however stated, “I’m going back to prison,” paperwork stated.
On Oct. 30 – seven weeks earlier – police arrested Salmeron on fees of DUI and driving a stolen car, paperwork stated. That day, officers responded to a report of a stolen car in the identical car parking zone because the Dec. 19 name.
The driving force, later recognized as Salmeron, additionally sped away from police, main LVMPD’s air unit to observe him, paperwork stated. The driving force later ran out of the automobile and was taken into custody.
Information present prosecutors didn’t instantly file fees in opposition to Salmeron after his arrest on Oct. 30, main a decide to launch him. Prison complaints in DUI instances could take months to file because of the await take a look at outcomes. Prices within the case weren’t filed as of Thursday.
After his Dec. 19 arrest, a decide set Salmeron’s bail at $10,000. An arraignment in district court docket was scheduled for Jan. 13.
No officers had been injured within the crash.
