DUI Suspect Leads LAPD on Chase Across LA

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs led police on a 45-minute chase that ended in the San Fernando Valley where it began, but not before the motorist wound his way through the Westside and Topanga.

The chase began about 7:55 p.m. in the area of the San Diego (405) Freeway and Roscoe Boulevard in Van Nuys, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im.

The Hyundai Veloster with paper plates made its way south on the freeway, then on city streets in West Los Angeles and Santa Monica before the driver headed north on Pacific Coast Highway toward Malibu, at times blowing through red lights and crossing into the wrong side of the street.

The Hyundai then headed through the Santa Monica Mountains along Topanga Canyon Boulevard, narrowly missing another vehicle, and came to a stop near Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills after officers deployed a spike strip.

The driver then got out of the vehicle and surrendered to police.

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