SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A police chase starting in the Placerville area ended in South Lake Tahoe last week.

On November 6, 2026, Placerville Police Officers attempted to stop Scot Hiltabrand II on reasonable suspicion of stalking a female victim. Hiltabrand II struck a uniformed Placerville Police Officer with his vehicle, a silver Toyota Tacoma.

Placerville Police pursued Hiltabrand II eastbound on US-50 and requested help from the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers from the Placerville CHP Area took over the pursuit just west of Fresh Pond.

With the assistance of El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputies, South Lake Tahoe CHP Area Officers coordinated a traffic control plan to minimize risk to the public in Meyers, ensuring road construction crews were cleared out of the pursuit’s likely path of travel. South Lake Tahoe CHP Units and a CHP Supervisor joined the pursuit eastbound on US-50, just west of Strawberry, and the pursuit continued with El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputies successfully deploying spike strips at two locations along US-50.

While attempting to evade law enforcement, Hiltabrand II reached speeds in excess of 100 mph. Hiltabrand II continued driving on two flat tires, until reaching the City Limits of South Lake Tahoe, where he lost control of the Tacoma and rolled the car onto its roof.

CHP Officers, with the assistance of an El Dorado County Sheriff’s K9 Deputy, took Hiltabrand II into custody. Hiltabrand II was booked into El Dorado County Jail for Recklessly Evading Law Enforcement, Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Peace Officer and Resisting an Officer.

CHP South Lake Tahoe and CHP Placerville will provide additional/supplemental reports to Placerville Police, who will be referring Hiltabrand II to the El Dorado County District Attorney for prosecution.