A stolen vehicle suspect who led authorities in Southern California in a high-speed pursuit before it ended in a violent rollover crash was arrested Tuesday in West Covina.
Officers with the La Verne Police Department received word from authorities in Upland that a male suspect and a female passenger in a stolen vehicle were driving in the area of Williams Avenue and Foothill Boulevard at around 4 p.m., LAVPD said in a news release.
The driver failed to yield when police attempted a traffic stop and led authorities in a chase onto the westbound 10 Freeway.
During the pursuit, the female passenger attempted to exit the vehicle several times but was forcibly pulled back inside by the driver, police said. After some time, the suspect did slow the vehicle enough for the woman to jump out.
The man continued the chase on and off the 10 Freeway and through the streets of West Covina, at point going into the parking garage of an Ikea store. After exiting the garage, the suspect collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Barranca and Garvey avenues, causing the suspect’s vehicle to overturn and land on its side.