The woman got out of the van and climbed onto the hood of a stopped big rig, with blood on her face. Officers then took her into custody.
A woman driving a van on the wrong side of the northbound 405 Freeway on Friday morning, May 17, and being chased by Los Angeles police officers, crashed into several vehicles and was taken into custody.
The chase began when officers were sent to Fourth and Rose avenues in the Venice area about 4:20 a.m. on a report of a disturbance, Los Angeles police said. The suspect drove away, reportedly striking a LAPD patrol car at one point and injuring two officers, before she headed to the freeway, KABC 7 reported.
Police tried to stop the van, at times using PIT maneuvers that damaged the vehicle, but the suspect turned in circles and kept going, driving the wrong way onto the freeway lanes multiple times and speeding away at nearly 100 mph with smoke coming from under the hood.
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