A Santa Rosa teacher has resigned three days after her arrest on charges of felony reckless evading police, driving under the influence and possession of a small amount of marijuana.
Kathleen Anne O'Brien Hahus, a 56-year-old English teacher at Cardinal Newman High, resigned Monday after six years of full-time employment, Assistant Principal Stewart Clark said.
Hahus had been on leave since her Friday night arrest. She will be arraigned Wednesday on charges of leading CHP officers on a high-speed chase from the Fulton area to southwest Santa Rosa.
Clark said her position at the all-boys Catholic school would be filled temporarily by other teachers.
"We're looking at developing the best plan we can to make sure the students don't suffer," Clark said.
Hahus of Forestville, reached at her home, declined to comment Tuesday.
CHP Officer Jon Sloat said Hahus was spotted on River Road about 10 p.m. Friday, shortly after she left the Cardinal Newman football game. Sloat said she caught the attention of officers by crossing double-yellow lines to pass cars.
Instead of pulling over, Hahus cut through neighborhood streets, reaching speeds of up to 100 mph, Sloat said.
She got on the freeway and headed south, exiting at Todd Road in southwest Santa Rosa. She pulled into a hotel parking lot and was arrested, Sloat said.
The results of a blood test are pending. Hahus failed a field sobriety test and was charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, he said.
She did not appear to have been drinking, Sloat said.
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