Three Men Held After High-Speed Chase

SAN DIEGO — Three men were arrested early Saturday after firing at pursuing police and leading Orange County sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed freeway chase through two counties, officials said.

CHP Officer Bob Melton in San Diego said three CHP cruisers were hit by gunfire. One patrol car was disabled by a bullet that pierced the radiator but no officers were injured in the chase, Melton said. Police did not return fire.

According to a CHP report, the chase began at 2:30 a.m., when a 1969 Chevrolet El Camino was seen by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy traveling south on Interstate 405 in Irvine at 95 m.p.h. CHP units picked up the chase in Oceanside and followed the car into San Diego, where officials said the suspects fired several shots at pursuing officers, disabling one car.

The CHP stopped the fleeing car in Alpine and police arrested Albert L. Miles, 34, and Norman K. Miles, 28, both of Orange County, and Samuel A. Davis, described as a transient. The three were charged with attempted murder of a peace officer, but more charges are expected to be filed against the men.