ROCHESTER, Minn. — Police fired pepper balls at a motorist who refused to exit his car after a four-mile chase on the multi-lane U.S. Highwav 52 backbone through Rochester. His eyes and skin stinging, Jose Cardona climbed out of the vehicle and was arrested. Multiple police agencies blocked off the 16th Street interchange before firing their pepper-ball projectiles. This was about 2:45 a.m. near Apache Mall. Cardona, age 31, of Rochester, was charged with drunken driving, failing to yield, and refusing a blood-alcohol test. The chase began in northwest Rochester when an officer reported erratic driving and began a chase with flashing lights and a siren.
