(07:20) Watsonville – An officer on patrol was almost struck by a reckless vehicle occupied by several males last night in Watsonville. The incident started around 10:30 p.m. in the area of Lincoln and Palm Avenue. Several occupants fled the vehicle on foot as the officer attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle continued at a high rate of speed and eventually crashed into a road sign on Larkin Valley at Highway 1. The driver, 30 year-old Alex Martinez, was arrested for felony failure to yield, DUI, and a parole violation.
