Visalia Driver Arrested After Crashing His Car While Fleeing from Traffic Stop

By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 5 months ago on

March 17, 2025

A Visalia man, Eli Perkins, 31, was arrested early Monday, March 17, 2025, after fleeing from a traffic stop, crashing his vehicle, and being found with a loaded firearm and multiple outstanding warrants. (Visalia PD)

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A Visalia man was arrested early Monday morning after fleeing from a traffic stop and crashing his vehicle, the Visalia Police Department said in a statement.

At about 1:34 a.m., a Visalia police officer attempted to stop Eli Perkins, 31, for failing to maintain his lane near Fairway Street and Caldwell Avenue.

Perkins, however, refused to pull over, leading officers on a brief chase. The pursuit was quickly terminated for public safety reasons.

Moments later, officers located the crashed vehicle at Court Street and Whitendale Avenue.

Perkins fled on foot but was found hiding under a car. Police seized a loaded firearm from inside the vehicle.

Perkins, who had a felony no-bail warrant and a misdemeanor DUI warrant, was arrested and booked into the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Facility.

He faces charges of felony evading, resisting arrest, hit-and-run, firearm offenses, and the outstanding warrants.

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.