A FELTON MAN WAS AIR LIFTED TO A BAY AREA TRAUMA CENTER AFTER TRYING TO EVADE POLICE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SHORTLY AFTER 12 A-M, SANTA CRUZ SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES TRIED TO STOP A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 19-YEAR OLD JUSTIN ROSA ON FELTON EMPIRE ROAD. A SHORT CHASE ENSUED, ROSA THEN ABANDONED THE VEHICLE AND FLED ON FOOT DOWN A RAVINE. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES FOUND ROSA, UNCONSCIOUS AT THE BOTTOM OF A 3-HUNDRED FOOT EMBANKMENT. IT TOOK CAL FIRE RESCUE CREWS OVER 2 HOURS TO GET THE SERIOUSLY INJURED SUSPECT UP TO THE ROADWAY. ROSA WILL BE CHARGED WITH VEHICLE CODE VIOLATIONS AND EVADING ARREST WHEN HE IS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. OTHER CHARGES MAY BE PENDING.
