Atascadero High put on lockdown during police car chase

Atascadero High School was locked down briefly Friday morning after a slow-speed police chase ended in the school’s parking lot.

The pursuit resulted in the arrest of Nancy Lynn Clayburg, 43, on charges of felony evading arrest, resisting a peace officer and driving on a suspended license, a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office news release said.

Deputies began pursuing the vehicle in Creston about 8:51 a.m., Sgt. Jason Karon said in a phone interview immediately after the incident. The release later said the chase began when deputies responded to a report of a woman sleeping in her vehicle parked on the side of O’Donovan Road.

The woman refused to acknowledge the deputies, the release said, and it was discovered that she had a suspended license and a number of other equipment violations.

When deputies again tried to make contact with the woman, she drove off, initiating a low-speed pursuit with an average of 40 mph, the release said.

The pursuit ended about 9:15 a.m. after the woman driving the vehicle crashed into a pole near the school and was taken into custody, Karon said. The release said deputies utilized a spike strip on Highway 41 East, but it was unsuccessful, and that the chase ended when the woman turned into the high school parking lot and encountered a dead end.

The high school was locked down for about five minutes before the driver was detained, Karon said. The release said the pursuit lasted approximately 25 minutes.

This story was originally published November 2, 2018 at 10:35 AM.