PALMDALE – A 36-year-old Lancaster man was taken into custody for a mental health evaluation late Sunday night after he led numerous California Highway Patrol officers on an erratic, high speed chase through Palmdale city streets, authorities said.
Rashuan Demarr Cager is expected to be charged with felony evading and assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the incident, which began around 10:10 p.m. Sunday on the southbound Antelope Valley 14 Freeway in the vicinity of Avenue N, according to CHP Officer Gil Hernandez.
“One of our CHP officers made an attempt to stop a white Cadillac for driving in and out of lanes at a high rate of speed,” Hernandez said. “When the CHP officer activated the red lights, the vehicle accelerated to a high rate of speed and failed to yield to the right.”
Instead, Cager exited the freeway on Palmdale Boulevard and raced eastbound through several surface streets with numerous officers in pursuit, Hernandez said.
At one point, Cager drove directly at a responding CHP unit, Hernandez said.
“The patrol car was responding to the pursuit trying to get in position when the subject drove on the wrong side of the road, attempting to crash head on with that unit,” Hernandez said. “That officer was able to take evasive action.”
The high-speed chase ended around 10:27 p.m., when Cager came to a stop and was arrested near 17th Street East and Avenue Q-6, Hernandez said.
No injuries were reported in connection with the chase, Hernandez said.
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bird says
Well that’s one way to get rid of a man.
valleygirl says
If only we could go back 25 years and insist more strongly that we did not want that horrid prison built. Oh wait…we did that and Lancaster, LA County and the State of CA over-ruled us. They made this place what it is today. Be sure to send them thank you notes.
PeaceInTheAV says
Rental prices have little to no impact. Think about the prices in the LA/Valley areas. People that live there are accustomed to high rents, and if we have high rents, they are breaking even. All that will do is hurt the people who live and work here locally, and make their homes unaffordable because we do not pay well out here locally. Strict enforcement, community vigilance, and higher education deters crime. If we work together instead of apart, instead of judging each other for the things that make us different instead of using our strengths together as a community, we will be so busy name calling and infighting that criminals and people who need mental health support and drug addiction support will go unchecked. Glad they got this guy before anyone was killed.
Joe Franks says
I am so glad they got him stopped before he hurt someone. I feel so bad for all you people in the dump lands of the Av I just moved from Palmdale after 36 years and I will never return.
valleygirl says
Can’t blame you. Can’t wait to retire to do the same thing. This place is nothing, and I mean nothing, like it was in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, or even the 90s. Hate it.
Ohmy says
I’m amazed we haven’t had a post stating something about how is innocent or that we really don’t know him.
Strikelaw! says
Keep saying it over an over! AV should have a 3 strike law! You mess up 3 times! GET YO STUFF AN GET OUT! It’s only fair for the hard working residents that have to put up with this BS! also too, start fining landlords that don’t keep up with there rental homes!
outsidersleave says
As more people come to AV from LA the more the sheriffs have to keep these streets and city safe. Please AV increase rental prices this way you don’t attract ghetto people.
Bob says
Increase the rental prices to keep the ghetto fabulous out of the AV? First of all,, too late and only in your dreams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
marty mcfly says
Too late. They’re already here by the tens of thousands…