High-speed police chase ends in violent crash in Antelope Valley; driver killed

High-speed police chase through LA, Kern counties

A driver in an allegedly stolen vehicle led police officers on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles and Kern counties, before coming to a violent end.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A wild police chase ended in a violent crash in the Antelope Valley Wednesday afternoon that killed the driver.

Reports of the chase started coming in around 2 p.m. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of a stolen car. From there, the driver, later identified as 26-year-old Anna Zauner. led officers onto the 14 Freeway near Santa Clarita, then got off.

Police chase ends in Antelope Valley crash

A driver led officers on a pursuit through Los Angeles and Kern counties before losing control of the car on the 5 Freeway.

The chase then headed onto the northbound 5 Freeway, with Zauner hitting speeds of up to 120 mph, and even driving on the shoulder to get away from officers.

The chase continued along the 5 Freeway up into Kern County, still going well over 100 mph. Around Tehachapi, the driver turned around and started heading on the southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway.

In the Antelope Valley, the driver tried to cut across multiple lanes at 120 mph, but hit the dirt on the side of the road, lost control, flipped and crashed. The crash killed Zauner, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office.