A pursuit of a stolen U-Haul truck ended with the crash of a Los Angeles police car.
The chase began before 4 a.m. Monday in the San Fernando Valley.
The pursuing police car then crashed with two other vehicles.
The stolen U-Haul was found abandoned a short time later and officers set up a perimeter and searched for the driver.
Sgt. Robert Martinez tells City News Service there has been a rash of U-Haul thefts and officers have been on the lookout for the trucks.
Associated Press
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 22, 2018. Read the original PDF.