A HIT AND RUN IN SANTA CRUZ, LEAD TO A CHP PURSUIT TUESDAY MORNING. AROUND 10 A.M. LINDA ITALIA, A 29-YEAR-OLD SANTA CRUZ RESIDENT, FLED FROM THE SCENE OF A COLLISION, THEN LED THE C-H-P ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE INTO LOS GATOS. ITALIA DROVE AT SPEEDS UP TO 90-MILES-PER HOUR TO EVADE CAPTURE. SHE PASSED MOTORISTS ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY 17, BUT EVENTUALLY A PURSUING OFFICER CAPTURED ITALIA AND TOOK HER INTO CUSTODY. DUE TO HER ALTERED MENTAL STATE, SHE WAS ADMITTED TO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOR A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION. THE CHP REPORTS THEIR INTENTION TO FILE CHARGES OF RECKLESS EVADING, RESISTING ARREST, AND HIT AND RUN IN THIS CASE.