Police are searching for a man who abandoned his car after leading officers on a high speed chase that ended in Soledad this afternoon. The 2 p.m. incident occurred when police tried to pull the suspect over on Highway 146 when the driver sped away reaching speeds of 80 miles per hour while traveling eastbound on Elm Avenue and then northbound on Metz Road. The man’s vehicle was found near one of the vineyards in Soledad near Highway 146, the driver, however is still being sought.
