Jessica Reynolds, who took cops on wild 110mph car chase before driving her BMW into the ocean at Venice Beach is jailed temporarily as her case is sent to mental health court [Video]

16:49 EDT 27 Jun 2024, updated 16:49 EDT 27 Jun 2024

The woman who led cops on a ‘marathon’ 110 mph car chase before driving into the ocean and abandoning her two dogs in her sinking BMW, was jailed Wednesday by a judge who referred her case to a mental health court in Los Angeles.

But Jessica Reynolds’s stay behind bars will only last until family or friends post the $50,000 bail set by LA Superior Court Judge Rob Villeza to secure her freedom until her next court appearance in two weeks.

Reynolds, 39, whose attorney described the bizarre incident as a ‘psychotic episode’, was videotaped by horrified beachgoers March 16 as she raced her silver BMW SUV over the sand and into the Pacific Ocean at Venice Beach. 

She then jumped out of the car and plunged into the chilly waves, leaving her two small Boston terriers – Rebel and Jewel – inside.

In a scene that looked like …