2 Killed as High-Speed Chase Ends in Crash
Two people were killed and another seriously injured in a high-speed car crash that ended a police pursuit, officials said Monday.
The chase began late Sunday in Maywood, where a local police unit chased a speeder eastbound on Slauson Avenue, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Rich Erickson.
Chase speeds exceeded 90 m.p.h., Erickson said, but as the pursuit entered City of Commerce, the Maywood police sergeant in pursuit decided to end his chase, at about 10:20 p.m. At this point, said Erickson, the speeder’s car apparently struck a utility or light pole in or near the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Telegraph Road.
Two people in the car were dead at the scene, and a third was taken to Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher.
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