Crime & Safety
Police Say Car Wedged Under Big Rig In Violent Crash Was Being Driven By Catalytic Converter Thieves
All four of the occupants had to be extricated from the car by firefighters before they were taken to nearby hospitals.
March 12, 2024
A violent crash that left a stolen Dodge Charger wedged underneath a semi truck in Westlake last week was reportedly being driven by a group of catalytic converter thieves, according to police.
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The incident initially happened back on Friday, March 8 at around 4 a.m., when Los Angeles Police Department officers with the Rampart Division spotted the car.
However, police say that they "didn't even have a chance to try and make a traffic stop" before the suspects fled from the scene, speeding through an intersection before slamming into the big rig on Wilshire Boulevard, according to a post from LAPD Rampart's Instagram.
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