GALT, CA (MPG) - Galt Police arrested a man June 25 on charges of possessing a stolen truck after he led police on a vehicle chase near downtown.

On that morning, according to Capt. Richard Small, Galt Police Department dispatch received an alert, through the city’s Flock license plate reader system, flagging a stolen work truck that entered the city from the south.

An officer reportedly found the truck near the intersection of H Street and Olive Court.

“They tried to conduct a vehicle stop and the vehicle took off,” Small said. 

The chase went north on Fourth Street and then west on West C Street, according to Small.

Police said the driver, identified as Jose Arriaga, 29, of Sacramento, struck an uninvolved driver and then a tree near the end of West C. He then fled on foot before being arrested, according to police. 

Small said the uninvolved motorist reported pain but declined to be transported to a hospital.

Arriaga was charged with receiving a stolen vehicle, hit-and-run with injury, driving under the influence, felony reckless evading, driving with a suspended license and resisting arrest, according to jail records. As of June 26, he was being held at Sacramento County Main Jail with bail set at $500,000.

Small said the truck was stolen from the Arden Arcade area. 

“Every vehicle pursuit is inherently dangerous,” Small said, “and our officers are required by law and by training to always drive with due regard for public safety. That’s standard.”

Small said this pursuit, like others, is subject to a review to determine whether personnel followed policy or need additional training.