Baby-faced e-bike rider leads caravan of cops on wild chase through SoCal streets
A 19-year-old man led law enforcement on a high-speed chase through Southern California streets on an unregistered electric dirt bike. The pursuit, which spanned from Vista to Oceanside, involved multiple police units and ended with the suspect's arrest near Panorama Ridge. The rider, identified as Hunter Bellish, was charged with multiple felonies including reckless driving but was later released on his own recognizance.
- ▪Hunter Bellish, 19, was arrested after fleeing from a traffic stop on an unregistered Arctic Leopard electric dirt bike.
- ▪The chase involved over half a dozen officers and included the suspect running red lights and exceeding 50 mph in heavy traffic.
- ▪Bellish crashed into a deputy's motorcycle during a sudden U-turn, though neither he nor the deputy was injured.
- ▪Law enforcement used a helicopter patrol to locate Bellish before taking him into custody without further incident.
- ▪Bellish was arraigned and released on his own recognizance, with a court date scheduled for May 8, 2026.
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Metro Baby-faced e-bike rider leads caravan of cops on wild chase through SoCal streets By Katie Jerkovich Published May 1, 2026, 7:22 p.m. ET A person on an electric dirt bike took cops on a wild chase through the city streets of southern California before he was arrested on Wednesday. The San Diego County Sheriff’s office said 19-year-old Hunter Bellish was taken into custody after leading more than half a dozen officers on a chase though city streets from Vista to Oceanside, north of San Diego. Around 3:15 p.m., a deputy attempted a traffic stop of the biker who was driving an unregistered Arctic Leopard electric dirt bike, per the sheriff’s office. 4 A person on an electric dirt bike took cops on a wild chase through the city streets of southern California Wednesday.
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