A hit and run suspect with four previous DUI convictions led officers on high-speed chase Thursday, Feb. 2nd, through Buena Vista.

The Buena Vista Police Department intercepted a vehicle that was fleeing from law enforcement that was coming into the Buena Vista town limits. The incident began at 1:30 pm Thursday afternoon when officers were alerted to a reported apparent hit and run west of BV in the area of County Road 306. A Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputy located the vehicle and tracked it at high speeds traveling east toward Buena Vista. The suspect nearly went into a ditch, and numerous people were seen in the area on foot. The situation was considered to be dangerous, and the pursuit was called off.  

Officers with the Buena Vista Police Department then observed the vehicle coming into town at a high rate of speed and weaving over the center line. As the vehicle slowed for traffic at the W. Main and U.S. 24 stoplight, officers were able to approach the driver and remove him from the vehicle. A police presence was in the area during this time, traffic was briefly stopped.   

The driver of the vehicle was identified as 44-year-old Daniel James Archuleta of Littleton. 

Archuleta was booked into the Chaffee County Detention Center on two counts of felony vehicular eluding, speeding, reckless driving, and felony driving under the influence of alcohol. Archuleta has had four previous DUI convictions.   

No officers were injured during the encounter. 

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Danny “Dan R” Ridenour has been in radio and television broadcasting for over 40 years, starting as a senior in high school in Rogers, Arkansas. His radio career has had stops in Nashville, Memphis, Oklahoma, and eventually, Colorado. Dan enjoys being involved in the community, having been a member of the Upper Arkansas Service Club and is currently on the board of directors for the Salida Community Center and is a member of the Chaffee County Fair Committee. He and his wife Carrie spend their days doing everything the mountains have to offer: hiking, camping, fishing and skiing. They've raised 3 children and have 2 grandchildren.

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