The pursuit began in the El Sereno area and made its way westbound on the 10 Freeway before the woman behind the wheel exited onto surface streets.
California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles Police Department vehicles later disengaged at some distance, apparently out of concern for public safety due to the van’s speed. An LAPD helicopter continued to follow the vehicle from overhead.
In a bizarre moment, the driver pulled over on a residential street and placed a carton of unknown contents on the sidewalk before getting back into the van. As police approached, the suspect drove off again and headed toward Alhambra.
Later, a civilian’s black sedan pulled up alongside the moving van and kept pace with it on the street for several minutes after the two vehicles almost collided. It wasn’t clear why the driver of the car became involved in the chase due to possible road-rage.
The van driver’s speeds then slowed comparatively as the police pursuit meandered through the neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights and El Sereno.
DEVELOPING: More details will be added to this report as they become available.
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