A wild police chase of an attempted murder suspect through the streets of Los Angeles came to a dramatic end when officers rammed the fleeing driver’s Range Rover.
Santa Monica Police Department officers began pursuing the suspect at the 405 Freeway-118 Freeway interchange in the San Fernando Valley around 7:15 a.m. after failing to take him into custody.
The officers called for assistance from California Highway Patrol, which also started chasing the suspect in Pacoima on the southbound 405 Freeway. The driver of the Range Rover was seen weaving in and out of traffic to evade cops and exiting the freeway in the Koreatown area.
The driver was then seen shifting into to oncoming traffic lanes and racing down Vermont Avenue before hopping back onto the eastbound 10 Freeway.
CHP officers chased the Range Rover as it topped speeds of 100 miles per hour into the San Gabriel Valley, recklessly dodging morning commuters.
The chase didn’t come to end until the suspect narrowly missed a box truck on Paramount Boulevard and swerved to miss a car, hitting the median and sending the Range Rover rolling down the center of the road at low speed.
A CHP car then rammed into the Range Rover, bringing it to a stop.
Officers are seen darting out of their vehicle and holding the driver at gunpoint. He tries to open his passenger door, and cops reach in to drag him outside of his vehicle to arrest him.
The suspect was wanted for a July 3 road-rage incident during which he fired a round into a victim’s vehicle. The victim was not hurt, but the suspect was never caught, Santa Monica police said.
The Santa Monica Police Department told The California Post that detectives were trying to file attempted murder charges against the suspect. If they aren’t accepted, it could be knocked down to assault with a deadly weapon, the department noted.
No injuries from the chase have been reported.
