Suspect in stolen pickup truck leads high-speed chase through Los Angeles County

California Highway Patrol officers were in pursuit of a suspect driving a stolen pickup truck throughout Los Angeles County on Wednesday night.

With SkyCal overhead, the suspect was seen driving at speeds up to 115 miles per hour and swerving around other drivers on the southbound 605 Freeway. 

The chase began in the San Fernando Valley with Los Angeles Police Department officers, but as the suspect, in a lifted Ford Raptor pickup truck, continued fleeing along freeways, it was handed over to the CHP. 

Just after 10:20 p.m., the suspect exited the 605 Freeway in Whittier view the Slauson Avenue offramp, after narrowly missing a collision with a parked truck in a construction zone.  

As the suspect continued speeding along San Gabriel Valley streets, they turned their headlights off and continued to drive erratically, cutting around traffic and running through intersections with red lights. 

While driving through the Monrovia area, the suspect almost collided with a Metro Gold Line train that was running near Duarte Road and Highland Avenue, but they were able to stop and drive parallel to the railway as they continued to flee. 

The chase continued briefly into the San Gabriel Mountains before the suspect turned around and began to drive back towards Los Angeles. At around 11:15 p.m., they were in the Pasadena area, but were only being followed by law enforcement helicopters and no ground units. 

With thick clouds moving into the region, CBS LA's aerial coverage was unable to continue. The suspect was last seen near the Mid Central neighborhood of Pasadena. Around the same time, CBS LA learned that law enforcement had also given up chasing the suspect due to safety concerns.