Los Angeles, CA: A CHP pursuit of two armed robbery suspects wanted in Las Vegas, Nevada, ended with one suspect in custody and the other hospitalized with serious injuries after falling from the I-110 Freeway onto a Downtown Los Angeles street below.

According to California Highway Patrol, CHP assumed a pursuit on the Northbound 101 Freeway to the Southbound I-110 Freeway that was initiated by CHP at the California/Nevada state line around 9:18 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 30, 2022.

The occupants in the vehicle were wanted for multiple armed robberies in Las Vegas, CHP stated in a news release.

The driver and passenger fled on foot after stopping the vehicle within the #1 lane on the Southbound I-110 near 8th Street. Both suspects ran across the southbound lanes, jumped over the center divider, and ran into the northbound lanes, according to CHP.

The driver was quickly apprehended without incident but the passenger continued running in traffic lanes and attempted to jump over a dividing section of the freeway when he fell about 60 feet onto 8th Street, according to CHP.

Central Los Angeles area CHP and Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to 8th Street and located the seriously injured passenger who was then transported to a local hospital.

The 29-year-old adult male driver from Los Angeles was later booked, according to CHP, but there is no further information regarding the 17-year-old juvenile passenger.

CHP will handle the criminal charges that were committed in California, and CHP said Las Vegas Metro Police Department will handle the criminal charges that were committed in Nevada.

The incident is currently under investigation by the CHP Central Los Angeles office.

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