A high speed chase that started in Los Banos abruptly ended in Gilroy early Thursday morning when a Chevy Silverado ran across a spike stripe set up by the CHP and crashed into a power pole a few miles away from the outlets.

The injured driver was briefly trapped when downed live power lines surrounded the truck, but firefighters and CHP officers eventually freed the woman, who was flown by helicopter to Regional Medical Center of San Jose.

The woman, identified as Lydia Arredando, 40, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, possession of a stolen vehicle and evading police, CHP Officer Jaime Rios said.

A male and female passenger in the vehicle were also arrested at the scene, according to Rios. One of the passengers was also taken to Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.

At 6:30 a.m., the CHP received a call regarding a stolen vehicle out of Los Banos, located about 45 miles east of Gilroy. A CHP officer spotted the truck, which has an exemption license plate and is a government vehicle, near the Case de Fruta off Highway 152 and attempted to pull it over, Rios said.

The Silverado took off and officers pursued the vehicle westbound for about 10 miles. The CHP also set up a spike strip near Canada Road.

The fleeing SUV, which was driving at speeds between 90 to 100 mph, hit the spike strip and likely suffered a punctured right front tire, Rios said. The vehicle then collided with a pole.

Officers saw the female driver moving for a while after the crash but she eventually became unresponsive.

Firefighters had to wait for PG&E officials to arrive and shut down the power before getting the woman out of the SUV, Rios said. Firefighters also had to battle a grass fire that was started by the downed wires.

Contact Mark Gomez at 408-920-5869.