UPDATE: Off-duty CalFire firefighter’s car stolen during hit-and-run crash

UPDATE: A driver involved in a high speed chase and two hit-and-run crashes Monday morning is now behind bars, according to California Highway Patrol.

Officers said Brent Jonathan Harris, 29, was booked in the Monterey County Jail on charges of possession of stolen car, failure to yield, causing a pursuit and DUI.

CHP said Harris was involved in an initial crash southbound on Coyote Creek Golf Drive in Morgan Hill around 9:45 a.m.

Officers said Harris was driving a Chevy pickup and veered into a Honda CRV traveling in the opposite direction. The CRV driver spun out and officers said that victim had minor injuries.

Officers said a good Samaritanand off-duty CalFire firefighter, in a Jeep Cherokee, stopped to help the CRV driver. That’s when Harris allegedly jumped into the firefighter’sJeep and took off down Highway 101.

Officers said Harris got into a second crash at East Dunne and Highway 101 with a Hyundai Sonata after weaving in and out of lanes around 9:50 a.m. The driver in the second crash was not hurt.

CHP said Harris may face other charges in Santa Clara County.

PREVIOUS STORY: A suspect involved in a hit and run in Morgan Hill Monday morning led officers on a chase down Highway 101 to Salinas, California Highway Patrol said.

Officers said one of the cars involved in the crash, a Jeep Cherokee, was stolen. That’s when officers spotted the car and followed it southbound on Highway 101.

CHP said the driver failed to stop for officers and lost control of the car, reaching 80 miles per hour. A spike strip was set out at the Airport Boulevard overpass, where the car drove off the road and over some train tracks near Hartnell Road, CHP said.

Multiple agencies responded to the incident and took one suspect in custody.