DUI Driver Reaches 90 MPH in LAPD Chase Across Los Angeles County
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 11
DUI Driver Reaches 90 MPH in LAPD Chase Across Los Angeles County
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 11
Summary
90 mph speeds were reached after LAPD resumed tracking a suspected DUI driver who looped from South Los Angeles onto county freeways and back.
The driver cut recklessly through traffic, then ran through South LA, Long Beach, Paramount and Compton before entering the 710 Freeway and later exiting the 110 in South LA.
The renewed chase followed an earlier LAPD pursuit involving at least five vehicles that was canceled around 9:15 p.m. over safety concerns near San Pedro and 51st streets.
The episode underscored the risk calculus in DUI pursuits, with officers balancing public danger from the driver against hazards created by a prolonged freeway chase.