CHP officers arrest pursuit suspect following lengthy pursuit through Huntington Beach
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California Highway Patrol officers are in pursuit of an alleged wrong-way driver near Long Beach.
Officers began pursuit of the suspect, behind the wheel of a gray 2023 Toyota Camry, after allegedly witnessing them commit an undisclosed traffic violation at around 4:15 p.m. on the Gerald Desmond Bridge.
On several occasions, the suspect has evaded officers by driving on the wrong side of the road, driving around oncoming traffic and blowing through intersections.
As the suspect avoided pursuing officers, they drove southbound along Pacific Coast Highway, traveling through Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.
With the suspect continuing to head south, South Los Angeles CHP officers were recalled to the area with Orange County units taking over the pursuit.
After traveling through Huntington Beach surface streets for some time, the suspect got back onto the highway, utilizing the 55 Freeways and State Route 73 before getting back onto surface streets in Costa Mesa.
CHP officers attempted a pair of PIT maneuvers, the second of which was perfectly-executed, bringing the suspect's vehicle to a stop at Sunflower Avenue and Harbor Boulevard.
He was taken into custody without further incident.
Officers arrest suspect without further incident
CHP conducts perfectly-executed PIT maneuver
Suspect heads onto freeways
After driving along surface streets through Huntington Beach, the suspect got onto the northbound 55 Freeway as they continued to lead officers in pursuit, just before transitioning onto northbound lanes of State Route 73.
