Driver arrested after high-speed chase

A high-speed police chase ended Monday because officers deemed it too dangerous, but the suspect was arrested 30 minutes later.

Leroy K. Berra, 44, was stopped just before 3 a.m. near Monroe Street and Shannon Avenue and arrested for drunken driving, driving while suspended and for cocaine found in his pants pocket.

His female passenger told officers she feared for her safety during the pursuit, which began when Officer Scott Lesser tried to stop Berra’s speeding gray Chevrolet Suburban about 2:30 a.m. in downtown Spokane, police said.

Berra faces an unlawful imprisonment charge for not allowing his passenger out of the car during the chase, according to a news release.