Pursuit comes to an end in a San Gabriel Valley cul-de-sac
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California Highway Patrol has arrested one suspect after leading multiple agencies on pursuit from East Los Angeles to the San Gabriel Valley.
Deputies with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department began the pursuit in East Los Angeles before giving it up to CHP after the suspect got onto the westbound portion of the 10 Freeway.
The suspect exited the 10 Freeway shortly after officers arrived but briefly stopped after police drops a spike strip in front of him. Undeterred, the driver accelerated through the strip, popping his front two tires. For the remainder of the pursuit, the suspect continued to drive without any rubber on the two front wheels.
After exiting the 10 Freeway, he continued to drive down the streets of El Sereno and continued to lead officers on a slow-speed pursuit despite police pitting the SUV.
Determined to evade police, the suspect continued to drive through San Gabriel Valley by taking the 710 Freeway before getting back on surface streets.
He continued to drive until officers cornered him in a cul-de-sac near Sombrero and Avion Drives.
Even though the suspect was pinned against an officer's car and cornered in the cul-de-sac, he continued to accelerate and burn the rubber off his remaining tires, creating an enormous smoke cloud that filled the surrounding area.
During a brief standoff, the suspect continued to accelerate and caused smoke to rise from his engine block. Shortly after, police approached the SUV with a ballistic shield and dragged the suspect out.
Despite a short-lived struggle, officers detained the suspect and finally put an end to the pursuit.
CHP break driver-side vehicle, wrestle with suspect
Suspect continues to accelerate despite no back tire
Pursuit comes to stop in a San Gabriel Valley neighborhood
After leading police on a slow-speed pursuit through streets in the San Gabriel Valley, the California Highway Patrol pinned the suspect in a cul-de-sac.
The suspect continued to hit the accelerator as police approached the vehicle with guns drawn but with the vehicle pinned, surrounded and with no front tires, the suspect only created a giant smoke cloud as the car's engine revved.
Local police began to clear the area near Sombrero and Avion Drives.
Suspect exits 10 Freeway; enters northbound 710
The suspect drove onto the northbound 710 Freeway with no tire on the passenger-side wheel.
The driver-side tire seemed to barely hang on as the suspect continued to drive at a snail's pace.
