Car Chase Winds Through Redondo

A high-speed chase that briefly wound its way through South Redondo Beach ended Thursday morning in Manhattan Beach with the arrest of Danny Chance of Pico Nuevo on suspicion of vehicle theft, evading a police officer and burglary, according to the Hermosa Beach Police Department.

During the chase—which began after a Hermosa Beach police officer recognized Chance, who was driving an apparently stolen minivan, as matching the description of the person who burglarized a vehicle earlier that morning—Chance hit speeds of 90 mph and ran red lights and stop signs, according to HBPD Sgt. Robert Higgins.

The chase began near the intersection of Eighth Street and Valley Drive in Hermosa Beach. Chance evaded a traffic stop, police said, and wove through Hermosa Beach streets and southbound onto Pacific Coast Highway into Redondo Beach. He drove through Redondo Beach, and sped out of the city on Harbor Drive, which becomes Hermosa Avenue at the city border.

The pursuit continued northbound on Hermosa Avenue until the minivan crashed at Third Street and Ocean Drive. Chance fled on foot until he was caught in Manhattan Beach by Manhattan Beach police, authorities said.

Nobody was injured during the pursuit, Higgins said.

• Full story: [Hermosa Beach Patch]

Correction: This article has been updated to clarify that while the crash occurred in Hermosa Beach, the pursuit continued on foot into Manhattan Beach, where the suspect was arrested.