Possible DUI Driver Eludes Police After Pursuit Through Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA — A possible DUI driver apparently gave the Los Angeles Police Department the slip by pulling into a large parking garage in North Hollywood at the end of a high-speed pursuit Saturday.

The pursuit began at 8:25 p.m. Saturday in the area of Webb Avenue and Rialto Street in Sun Valley, LAPD Officer Kevin Terzes told City News Service.

Officers believed the driver of the red sedan might be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and tried to get the motorist to pull over.

The sedan topped 100 mph while weaving with headlights off around slower vehicles on the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway, which could be seen on a live telecast on KCAL 5.

The car left the freeway at Hollywood Way and hit 80 mph when not slowing to go through intersections with red lights. The driver even went on the wrong side of the street to get around slower traffic.

Finally, the car turned onto Oxnard Street and the driver went into a large parking garage at NoHo West, at Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Oxnard Street.

The broadcast ended about 8:55 p.m. with officers sealing off exits and checking the garage for the car and its driver. There have been no updates since.

— City News Service