A SALINAS MAN WAS CAUGHT AFTER HE LED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE THROUGH CARMEL VALLEY OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. 34 YEAR-OLD LAWRENCE BASIDEN FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A COUPLE OF TURNS ON CARMEL VALLEY ROAD, BEFORE HIS VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A CURB. HE THEN SPED THROUGH SEVERAL RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS BEFORE ABANDONING THE VEHICLE ON VAN BUREN STREET IN MONTEREY, AND FLEEING THE SCENE ON FOOT. HE WAS ARRESTED A SHORT TIME LATER.
