Chase suspect dies, passenger hospitalized after chase involving Anaheim police ends in crash

A driver was pronounced dead and a passenger was hospitalized after a pursuit involving Anaheim police ended in a solo-vehicle crash early Friday at a park-and-ride lot in nearby Fullerton, authorities said.

The chase began in the area of Euclid Street and the 5 Freeway when officers witnessed an alleged “narcotics situation” and attempted to conduct a traffic stop, and the driver failed to pull over, a spokesperson for the Anaheim Police Department said.

The suspect drove northbound and attempted to hit an officer with the sedan at the park-and-ride at 3000 West Orangethorpe Avenue, near Magnolia Avenue, the spokesperson said…

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