A driver led authorities on a wild chase on the 5 Freeway in the East Los Angeles area, narrowly avoiding collisions with other vehicles and attempting to ram sheriff's vehicles. The chase came to an end when the driver became trapped in heavy rush-hour traffic and was surrounded by deputies with guns drawn. The suspect, wanted for driving a stolen vehicle, was forcibly removed from the car by deputies.
A police officer in Central was injured when a fleeing driver ran over his leg at a park in the Bridlewood subdivision. The officer had approached the driver, suspecting illegal drugs, and asked him to exit the vehicle. Instead, the driver accelerated and ran over the officer's leg before escaping. The officer is expected to recover, and authorities are searching for the driver and the gray car involved in the incident.
A driver fleeing law enforcement ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle in Minneapolis, killing four women and a juvenile girl. The suspect driver fled the scene but was later apprehended and taken to the hospital for medical evaluation.