A suspected fuel thief crashed into Moffat County Sheriff’s Office deputies during a vehicle chase Thursday morning, leaving three with minor injuries.
Geomar Gomez-Hernandez, 35, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of first-degree assault on a peace officer, vehicular eluding causing injury and criminal mischief, all felonies, as well as resisting arrest, reckless endangerment, theft and reckless driving,
Craig police tried to pull Gomez-Hernandez while responding to a report of fuel theft at a gas station at about 11 a.m. Deputies stepped in after he failed to stop for police, chasing Gomez-Hernandez’s pickup truck down a county road as he drove into oncoming traffic while speeding more than 20 mph over the limit, forcing other drivers off the road.
Gomez-Hernandez eventually lost control of the truck and crashed into a ditch on Colorado 13. When deputies tried to perform a traffic stop, Gomez-Hernandez reversed into their vehicles, striking two patrol cars and taking off down the highway.
He was finally stopped and arrested on Colorado 13 near Moffat County Road 101. Gomez-Hernandez and three deputies received medical treatment following the chase, and Gomez-Hernandez was booked into Moffat County Detention Center.
