HYDE PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A police chase ended in a fiery crash Monday in the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles, leaving a 30-year-old woman in critical condition and injuring four others, including a 12-year-old boy, authorities said.
Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division were pursuing a suspect before the chase was terminated at Crenshaw Boulevard south of Vernon Avenue at about 8:20 p.m. Monday, according to the LAPD. A LAPD patrol car reportedly crashed with a red sedan.
Firefighters arrived a short time later to the 4300 block of South Crenshaw Boulevard to conduct a rescue operation. Two occupants involved in the crash had to be extricated from the red sedan, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.
Five people were hospitalized, according to the LAFD. The 12-year-old boy’s condition was not immediately clear.
AIR7 flew over the scene, where LAFD was treating multiple people and loading patients into ambulances. Video shows the red sedan with major damage and airbags deployed.
AIR7 also spotted a crashed LAPD patrol vehicle. Two officers managed to get out of the vehicle, which was visibly charred after catching fire.
According to the LAPD, the suspect in the pursuit was wanted for DUI and managed to get away. No suspect description was provided.
Further details about what exactly led up to the crash were not immediately available.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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