The Brief
- A high-speed chase in Alhambra early Thursday morning ended in a crash that killed Officer Alec Sanders, 28, and a passenger in the suspect’s SUV.
- Another passenger suffered major injuries, and the SUV’s driver sustained moderate injuries and is in custody.
- Authorities are still determining the cause of the crash.
ALHAMBRA, Calif. – A high-speed police chase early Thursday morning in Southern California led to the deaths of a police officer and a woman.
Pursuit ends in deadly crash
What we know:
The Alhambra Police Department was pursuing an SUV around 3 a.m. near Valley Boulevard and Edgewood Drive. Authorities said three suspects were inside the vehicle.
During the pursuit, for reasons not yet known, an officer’s patrol car collided with the suspect vehicle.…