CHP Vehicle Pursuit Comes to Crashing End Into Truck

SUN VALLEY, LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11 (KNN) — A vehicle pursuit came to an end when the suspect crashed into a parked dump truck in the Sun Valley area of Los Angeles.

The California Highway Patrol was in pursuit of a drunk driver starting in East Los Angeles late Tuesday night.

The driver of a black Nissan Altima reached speeds of over 110 mph during the pursuit.

The pursuit came to an end around midnight after the driver slammed into a parked dump truck on the northbound 5 Freeway at the Lankershim off-ramp that was involved in a previous traffic collision on the off-ramp.

The pursuit suspect was transported in critical condition to a local hospital.

No other injuries were reported.

The CHP’s East Los Angeles Office is handling the investigation.

Keith Johnson, Video Journalist / KNN