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Wild police chase started with screaming match
A police chase through Los Angeles after a woman plowed a van into oncoming traffic on the 405 Freeway. New video show the moments that led to the wild pursuit.
LOS ANGELES - New video shared with FOX 11 shows the moments leading up to Friday morning’s intense pursuit across West Los Angeles.
In the video taken around 4 a.m., a woman can be heard screaming.
"I was about punching her in the head and knocking her out so she could take a nap and let everybody else sleep," said Wayne Dean.
Dean is currently living in his vehicle. Early Friday morning, his car was parked next to the woman involved in Friday’s high-speed chase.
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405 Freeway pursuit of wrong-way driver ends in crash
A high-speed pursuit came to a violent end in West Los Angeles on Friday morning.
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People that live near Rose and Third avenues said they’d recently noticed the woman there, sleeping in her van.
At some point during Friday’s yelling match, someone called police. Authorities responded, and eventually the chase started across West LA.
"I booked it to the sidewalk to get out of the way," said Dean. "Well, she went backwards right into their cruiser. I mean like smashed it."
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Pursuit crash victim says he's 'blessed'
A man who was struck head-on in a pursuit crash told reporters he's "blessed" and was thankful to be alive.
Police then initiated a pursuit across the area. The driver occasionally reached speeds around 100 mph, drove through police PIT maneuvers and slammed into cars head-on. The van finally came to a stop on Freeway 405 near Wilshire after driving the wrong direction and crashing into multiple vehicles.
Fortunately, no serious or life-threatening injuries have been reported.
The woman from the chase was apprehended while her face was covered in blood. Traffic was backed up on Freeway 405 for hours.
"We apologize to the community for the traffic problem this morning," said Lt. Goldberg of the Los Angeles Police Department. "It was for a very important reason. We need to sequester these people. They’re a danger to the public."