Anaheim police kill driver in high-speed pursuit, crash in Orange County

[ad_1] Anaheim police fatally shot a person Wednesday night time after a high-speed pursuit that ended when he crashed his truck on a bridge over the Santa Ana River, authorities stated.

The chase started shortly after 7:45 p.m. when officers responded to a taking pictures at a motel within the 300 block of North Brookhurst Road, based on Anaheim police Sgt. Matt Sutter. The sufferer of the motel taking pictures, a person, was taken to a hospital in secure situation.

The suspected shooter drove away and police pursued him, Sutter stated.

He led officers on a wild chase — blowing by intersections, hanging different automobiles, weaving by visitors and dropping a tire, based on video captured by a KTLA Information helicopter.

The person raced alongside the 91 Freeway in a white pickup truck earlier than zooming onto floor streets, the place law enforcement officials made a number of unsuccessful makes an attempt to halt the truck, the station reported.

After an virtually hourlong chase, the pursuit ended close to West Reminiscence Lane and North Bristol Road, Sutter stated, about eight miles from the taking pictures.

Police positioned on a bridge over the Santa Ana River executed a PIT maneuver, strategically hitting the aspect of the suspect’s truck and sending it right into a guard rail. It bounced again into the street, hanging a bridge divider, and got here to relaxation, based on KTLA.

As smoke poured out of the car, officers rushed to encompass it. Police opened fireplace at 8:38 p.m., and the motive force was pronounced lifeless on the scene, Sutter stated.