The Brief
- Three young kids and their father are recovering after being injured during a carjacking, kidnapping, and pursuit in LA County.
- The family said three young kids were in their mother’s car when a man jumped in and stole the vehicle. He then led police on a high-speed chase.
- The pursuit, which started in East LA, ended in Malibu when the suspect struck another vehicle head-on.
LOS ANGELES – Three young children were injured after a man carjacked the family car they were in, taking them on a dangerous high-speed pursuit that ended in a violent crash. One of the young kids involved in the pursuit spoke exclusively to FOX 11 about the entire incident.
What led to carjacking and pursuit?
On Friday, Aug. 29, a woman left her car running, with her three children inside, to quickly run into the 7-Eleven on E. Olympic Boulevard and S. Arizona Avenue in East LA to grab her sons some chips. Her husband was watching the kids from his vehicle which was right next to hers. The family said they were taking the cars to a mechanic for a tune-up, so they were idling next to each other.
All of a sudden, the husband was called away briefly and at that very minute of time, a parents’ worst nightmare came true.
A man managed to jump into the driver’s seat, hitting the father as he sped away in the mother’s car with the three kids inside. The mother heard her kids yelling and ran outside to save them. The father and uncle tried to stop the suspect, but it was too late. He carjacked their family car and kidnapped their three kids. He then led police on a dangerous chase. …