Police said they arrested a man accused of driving a stolen car in Costa Mesa Wednesday morning. But while officers were taking him into custody, a woman in the passenger's seat hopped behind the wheel and took off.
A driver led police on a wild chase through Orange and Los Angeles counties Wednesday after police arrested the car's original driver, and officials are still looking for her.The Costa Mesa Police Department pulled over what was believed to be a stolen Audi around 10 a.m. Wednesday somewhere underneath the 55 Freeway. Police said a man got out of the car, and officers arrested him.
The driver then transitioned onto the northbound 110 Freeway in the southeast Los Angeles area.The suspect got off the freeway and headed on to Manchester Avenue, in the direction of LAX, before getting back on the freeway.The driver eventually reached the Hawthorne area, where she hit some traffic on the 105 Freeway before traveling on the shoulder to bypass other cars. Ground units eventually backed off the chase, because it was too dangerous.
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