(FOX40.COM) - - The Tracy Police Department said it arrested a 21-year-old Tracy local for a DUI after being led on a highway pursuit on Sunday.

According to police, the 21-year-old was given sobriety tests and a breathalyzer before it was determined that they were intoxicated and taken to a San Joaquin County prison.

Right before midnight on Sunday, a Tracy police officer observed an "irregular chauffeur" near Grant Line Road and Corral Hollow Road who he thought to be under the influence.

Cops said they tried to initiate a traffic stop with the chauffeur, however the person "evaded [police] and left onto the highway."

" Upon the driver's go back to Tracy minutes later on, a short pursuit took place until Tracy law enforcement officer effectively cornered the automobile [and utilized] a pursuit intervention technique (PIT) maneuver to bring it to a drop in the location of 11th Street and Lammers Road," the Tracy Police Department stated on Facebook.

Cops continued, "As a suggestion, driving under the influence not just endangers the security of the motorist but also runs the risk of the lives of innocent onlookers on the highways."

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 37 individuals pass away every day from driving under the influence in the United States, which has to do with a single person every 39 minutes.

California Highway Patrol adds that there were more than 125,000 DUI-related arrests in the state in 2023, which indicates there were an average of over 340 DUI arrests made every day in California.