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Police chase car across Bay Bridge; driver detained

Updated  November 3, 2021 5:44am PDT
KTVU FOX 2

Police chase across Bay Bridge

Several police agencies chased a car driving over the Bay Bridge. The driver was detained in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO - A slew of police officers from Richmond, the California Highway Patrol and San Francisco chased a car driving over the Bay Bridge early Wednesday morning.

The chase began shortly after 5 a.m. Officers placed spike strips on the bridge to slow down the car. Video shows that a driver was detained by 5:30 a.m. at Cesar Chavez and U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco. 

By 6 a.m., traffic was mostly back to normal. 

The reason for the chase was not made public. 

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