Armed man arrested after freeway chase ends in a Newport Beach front yard
The pursuit began when Los Angeles Police Department officers from the West Valley saw the truck at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, ABC7 reported. The suspect led them on a chase that spanned the Hollywood (101) Freeway through Hollywood, into downtown Los Angeles and eventually into Orange County.
ABC7 reported the suspect was speeding down city streets before finally coming to a stop near Kings Place and Cliff Drive, after crashing into the front yard of a residence at 2:30 a.m. Thursday
Video from the scene showed the suspect being loaded into an ambulance from the Newport Beach Fire Department after his arrest.
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