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Car chase ends after spike strip deployed on Highway 101 in Ventura County

Yellow police tape stretches across a crime scene. Wording on the tape reads 'Police. Do Not Cross.'
David von Diemar
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Speeds hit 110 miles per hour in a two-county pursuit on Highway 101.

A car chase spanning more than 60 miles ended in Ventura County when a CHP officer deployed a spike strip to stop the vehicle.

The chase began at around 7 p.m. on Friday, when LAPD officers attempted to stop a car being driven erratically in the North Hollywood area.

The driver entered the 101 going northbound and reached speeds of 110 miles per hour. CHP units took over the chase, with a half dozen Los Angeles TV news helicopters following the pursuit. It made its way through most of Ventura County on the northbound 101.

CHP deployed a spike strip, but the driver continued northbound. The driver was eventually forced to stop near the Ventura-Santa Barbara County line because of shredded tires.

Luchiano Antonio Lewis Villanueva was arrested on multiple felony charges, including suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.