Driver Stops for Gas During Police Chase Before Hitting CHP SUV

A driver stopped to pump gas during a police pursuit across Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley on Friday, Aug. 21, then returned to the road and eventually crashed head-on into a California Highway Patrol SUV.

Los Angeles Police Department officers began pursuing the black Honda at about 10:12 a.m. near Oxnard Street and Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, according to CBS Los Angeles. An LAPD spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times that the driver matched the description of a burglary suspect and did not stop for officers.

The pursuit continued for more than an hour through several neighborhoods and on and off the 405 Freeway. Aerial footage showed the Honda running red lights, cutting through traffic and entering a parking garage at California State University, Northridge…

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