A HIGHWAY 17 HIGH SPEED CHASE ENDED IN FELTON WITH 2 PEOPLE UNDER ARREST SATURDAY NIGHT. AT ABOUT 7 P-M A C-H-P OFFICER ATTEMPTED A TRAFFIC STOP OF A VEHICLE TRAVELLING 20 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE SPEED LIMIT NEAR THE SUMMIT ON HIGHWAY 17. THE VEHICLE SPED UP REACHING SPEEDS OF OVER 1-HUNDRED MILES PER HOUR, WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER EXITING IN SCOTTS VALLEY THE CHASE CONTINUED TO FELTON WHERE THE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. THE DRIVER THEN FLED ON FOOT AND WAS SUBDUED with a STUN GUN. 35 YEAR OLD ALEX BETTENCOURT OF SAN MARTIN WAS ARRESTED ON FELONY RESISTING ARREST, DUI, AND DRUG CHARGES. THE PASSENGER 24 YEAR OLD ANGELA YOUTSEY OF GILROY WAS ARRESTED FOR BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
