Police deployed a spike strip near Sacramento, on I-80, and multiple drivers got flat tires. Are we not training our officers to pick them up after they're done with them?

A high-speed chase initiated by Citrus Heights police and taken over by the California Highway Patrol ended in frustration for drivers on Interstate 80 when a spike strip deployment caused several vehicles to suffer flat tires.

The chase ended at approximately 11:30 p.m. near Mace Boulevard in Davis when CHP attempted to stop the driver by deploying a spike strip. However, a spokesperson told KCRA 3 that, in an unusual situation, they believe the spike strip was damaged and couldn't be retrieved immediately, causing unintended damage to passing vehicles.

"A CHP officer drives up, or two of them, and they come out with these cards and they're passing them up to us, getting our license plate numbers, taking pictures, and saying 'yeah, a spike strip had been laid down and you ran over it, and sorry but somebody will contact you,'" Johansson said.

CHP officers helped Johansson file a CHP 287 claim form for the damage. "I did get an email this morning for a claim less than $1,000, which [for] an all-wheel-drive vehicle, you can't just replace one tire; unfortunately, you have to replace all four," she said.

While the exact number of impacted drivers is unclear, CHP logged six or seven vehicles on Thursday night.

Anyone affected is encouraged to contact a CHP office to file a CHP 287 claim form.

https://www.kcra.com/article/flat-tires-spike-strip-deployment-police-chase-i-80/65579565