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A female individual previously residing at a female recovery facility in the state of California allegedly took a stolen van and engaged in a hours-long police chase ending with her traveling across the border into Mexico on Monday.

Auto Theft Reported from Sober Living Home

As stated in a police announcement, a second woman, the owner of the vehicle, forty-five years old, reported that her gray minivan from 2004 was stolen, along with her vehicle key. The owner, who manages two women’s sober living homes, named the suspect as Alyssa Wilson at Diana’s House Sober Living, situated approximately an hour’s drive of Los Angeles.

“My keys were stolen out of my manager’s handbag. I arrived right when it was occurring,” she said, noting that the minivan is designated for the sobriety home’s tasks.

Dramatic Chase Develops Across Multiple Counties

Officials located the van about 12 miles to the north in Simi Valley, where they attempted to pull the vehicle over, but Wilson did not comply and accelerated rapidly. She reached speeds of about 145km/h on the State Route 118 until the chase proceeded into LA County. At that juncture, Ventura county authorities handed over the pursuit to the CHP once the driver entered the 405 freeway traveling southbound.

“This incident is particularly unusual in the sense of the traffic conditions allowing individuals to continue to remain on the freeway and extend this pursuit,” commented a public information officer from the local law enforcement agency.

The suspect reportedly avoided all the spike strips deployed on the roadway by authorities, as seen in aerial videos.

International Getaway and Aftermath Developments

The pursuit eventually reached the international border by early afternoon, prompting the CHP to terminate the chase due to jurisdictional constraints.

Walters stated on the following day that the vehicle was located in Tijuana, Mexico and that she was coordinating with the authorities to retrieve it.

“At the end of the day, I’m not worried about the vehicle,” she said. “I’m relieved aware she wasn’t hurt. The minivan is replaceable.”

Owner’s Perspective

Walters, who has run Diana’s House Sober Living since October 2024, recognizes that the journey toward sobriety from addiction and emotional distress is not always linear.

“This represents a mental health and addiction crisis,” she said. “There is a need for additional assistance. We need more resources for those that are struggling.”

“The recovery process isn’t always pretty,” Walters concluded.