Pursuit vehicle goes airborne, woman makes a run for it before dramatic takedown

Wild chase of high-speed pursuit suspect

A high-speed pursuit suspect led authorities on a dramatic chase Friday afternoon.

LOS ANGELES - A woman is in custody after leading officers on a dangerous high-speed pursuit through parts of Southern California.

The chase began around 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Barstow area. The woman, in a white Ford Expedition with Arizona license plates, was originally wanted for a hit-and-run.

She was seen driving through parts of San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and LA counties. The chase eventually ended around 2:30 p.m. in East LA.

SkyFOX was over the chase as the suspect was driving at speeds over 100 mph on the 5 Freeway towards Norwalk.

Pursuit suspect reaches speeds over 120 mph

A high-speed pursuit was underway in Orange County on Friday afternoon. At one point, the suspect was seen reaching speeds over 120 mph.

The vehicle appeared to have some scratches on its driver-side door. It's unclear if that damage was from the hit-and-run.

While on the northbound 5 Freeway in Downey, the vehicle exited Lakewood Blvd. then, immediately drove through the grassy area of the off-ramp, then proceeded to reenter the northbound 5 Freeway.

Pursuit suspect drives wrong-way, blows through red lights

A high-speed pursuit suspect Friday afternoon drove the wrong-way against traffic and blew through numerous red lights.

Once in the Commerce area, the driver exited Atlantic Blvd. then drove at high-speeds on Telegraph Rd. The suspect was seen driving on the wrong side of the road, blowing through stop signs as traffic was backed up on Telegraph Rd.

After driving on surface streets in Commerce, the driver got back onto the 5 Freeway, this time entering southbound and driving on the emergency lanes.

She exited and entered the freeway multiple times. She then drove on surface streets, again at high-speeds, blowing through red lights in East LA.

At the intersection of McDonnell Ave. and Hammel St. the vehicle went airborne somehow. A few seconds later, the woman opened the driver-side door and fled. But she didn't get far… officers had her vehicle surrounded and quickly took her into custody.