Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 21
CHP Detains Range Rover Driver After 100-Mph Los Angeles County Chase
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 21

CHP Detains Range Rover Driver After 100-Mph Los Angeles County Chase

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 21

Summary

  • A man was taken into custody Tuesday morning in Montebello after a California Highway Patrol pursuit of a black Range Rover that stretched across Los Angeles County.
  • The chase began about 7:15 a.m. when Santa Monica police investigators tried to arrest the driver over an alleged road-rage incident from a couple of weeks earlier.
  • The SUV sped through Koreatown and into the San Gabriel Valley, at times crossing into opposing lanes and topping 100 mph, according to live television footage and police accounts.
  • The pursuit ended shortly before 8 a.m. when the Range Rover entered a center median and a trailing patrol vehicle rammed it; authorities had not identified the suspect or detailed the underlying case.

Insights

Do high-speed chases through cities create more danger than they prevent when the suspect's identity is known?
What turns a common traffic dispute into a violent, high-speed pursuit involving a firearm?
Is ramming a suspect's car on a city street a justified tactic or an excessive use of force?