Driver clips LAPD patrol SUV during pursuit in LA

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A pursuit suspect was taken into custody in the Crenshaw District after leading police on a high speed chase Wednesday. 

Authorities had initially responded to a call reporting a stolen vehicle around 5:10 a.m. 

The pursuit started in the area of Wilshire and Lucas, then proceeded on to surface streets.

SkyFOX was live overhead when an LAPD patrol SUV responding to the pursuit was clipped by another vehicle which sped away. 

The suspect eventually turned into a parking lot and ditched the car near La Cienega Boulevard and Centinela Avenue.

He tried to run away but was later taken into custody. His identity was not immediately released. 

There were no reported injuries.