Man Arrested After SUV Drove Across Dolores Park and Evaded Police

Overview

• Bystander videos from Saturday showed an SUV driving across grassy areas of busy Dolores Park with a person hanging from a passenger-side window, and a witness reported the incident to Mission Station.
• Officers located the same vehicle on Monday near Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street and said it was traveling at excessive speed when they first tried to stop it.
• Police say the driver ignored commands, briefly eluded officers near Turk and Larkin streets, and finally stopped near Post and Webster where he was taken into custody.
• The 24-year-old suspect, identified as Justice Ray, was booked on suspicion of reckless driving, resisting arrest, driving in a bus-only lane and driving without a license; two passengers were detained and later released.
• Dolores Park draws large crowds so the viral footage and the SFPD response prompted the department to treat the episode as a public-safety incident while the investigation and booking process continue.