Man leads police on chase throughout Vallejo, critically injures pedestrian

Jamal Kemp, 31, of Vallejo, fled after deputies in Solano County attempted to pull him over when he failed to stop at a stop sign, according to the Solano County Sheriff’s Office. Jamal Kemp, 31, of Vallejo, fled after deputies in Solano County attempted to pull him over when he failed to stop at a stop sign, according to the Solano County Sheriff’s Office. Image 1 of / 28 Caption Close Man leads police on chase throughout Vallejo, critically injures pedestrian 1 / 28 Back to Gallery

A 56-year-old pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries Saturday after he was hit by a car that authorities had chased on the freeway and city streets through Vallejo, police said.

The driver of the car, Jamal Kemp, 31, of Vallejo, was arrested on charges including felony hit-and-run, evading police and illegally possessing a loaded handgun, Vallejo police said.

The incident began just before 2:30 p.m. when deputies with the Solano County Sheriff’s Office attempted to pull over Kemp, who was driving a black Mercedes, for failing to stop at a stop sign, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Kemp drove away instead.

Deputies chased Kemp onto Interstate 80 and throughout Vallejo. The car he was driving hit the pedestrian at the intersection of Tennessee and Tuolumne streets, then rammed into two other cars, police said.

The pedestrian was identified as Michael Nelson of Vallejo. He was thrown about 25 yards after being hit by the Mercedes, said Deputy Daniel Pratt of the Solano County Sheriff’s Office. Nelson was transported to the hospital where is in critical but stable condition and awaiting surgery, Pratt said.

The two other vehicles involved, a Nissan Altima and a Ford, spun out in the roadway and were left inoperable, Pratt said. There were no other injuries reported.

After his car came to a halt, Kemp was seen throwing a loaded Glock .45 caliber out of his car window before running away, police said. Kemp, a parolee, was later found hiding in a nearby alleyway a block away from the crash.

He was booked at the Solano County Justice Center in Fairfield and his bail is set at $133,333.00.

Kemp will appear at Solano County Superior Court at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Sarah Ravani is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: sravani@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @SarRavani