Driver, CHP officer involved in crash during high-speed pursuit through Southern California
California Highway Patrol officers were in pursuit of a car with no license plates in Southern California on Tuesday night.
The chase began in Ventura County before heading south along the 101 Freeway.
Officers said that they initiated pursuit because the car had no lights on and no license plates. Once SkyCal was overhead, the car had its headlights on as well as its hazards.
The driver moved into the San Fernando Valley, where an attempt from CHP officers to lay a spike strip and pop the vehicle's tires was unsuccessful, officers said.
At times, the suspect was seen driving at speeds up to 110 miles per hour.
At around 11 p.m., as the driver began to move through the downtown area, CHP officers said that they threw a successful spike strip. Despite this, the suspect continued to flee.
A low-lying level of fog created difficult visibility for SkyCal to continue the chase, which had not reached a conclusion at the time that the helicopter had to stop for safety reasons.
By Wednesday morning, the pursuit ended with a crash between the suspect and an officer on the 15 Freeway, north of the 138 Freeway in the Inland Empire. A CHP officer was transported to a local hospital as a precaution. No other injuries were reported.
The driver, who remains unidentified as of Wednesday morning, was taken into custody.