Deputies deploy GPS device onto fleeing vehicle before chase ends with crash in Alamo

ALAMO – A 24-year-old man was arrested after a Tuesday pursuit with deputies that ended with a collision with a Sheriff’s Office radar trailer.

Tuesday afternoon at about 2:55 PM, a deputy with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office located a stolen vehicle on westbound Highway 4 at Bailey Road, according to spokesperson Jimmy Lee. The deputy started following the vehicle but did not attempt to stop it. 

The vehicle sped away, leading the deputy on a pursuit. During the chase, the deputy deployed a StarChase GPS tag, a device that is propelled from a squad car onto a suspect vehicle, allowing police to track the suspect vehicle in real-time. A video from StarChase’s website is below.

After the successful deployment of the StarChase, deputies terminated the pursuit because of the suspect’s reckless driving.

The vehicle traveled at high speeds on Highway 4, Highway 242 and I-680 for approximately 15 miles before being located a second time by deputies in the area of I-680 and Stone Valley Road.

The vehicle exited Stone Valley Road leading deputies on a pursuit again. The suspect vehicle crashed at the intersection of Danville Boulevard and Orchard Court, where it struck a Sheriff’s Office radar trailer and ultimately came to rest in the parking lot of a business.

The driver of the vehicle was taken into custody. He is identified as 24-year-old Darryl Maiale.

He was transported to a local hospital as a precaution and was booked at the Martinez Detention Facility for charges that include vehicle theft, felony evading, possession of stolen property, and resisting arrest.