Woman who led officers on chase for more than 2 hours is arrested in San Diego County - Los Angeles Times
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Woman who led officers on chase for more than 2 hours is arrested in San Diego County

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California Highway Patrol officers arrested a woman who led authorities on a high-speed chase for more than two hours early Monday in a drive that started around Long Beach and ended in San Diego County.

Authorities began pursuing a red Saturn sedan just before 4:30 a.m. after the driver of the car failed to yield, KTLA-TV reported. The driver led authorities through side streets in Long Beach and then took the 405 Freeway eastbound, headed into Orange County.

The driver got onto the 5 Freeway and exited in Oceanside, continuing the chase on surface streets, according to KTLA.

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Aerial news footage showed the vehicle being trailed by numerous patrol vehicles, speeding through intersections.

At one point, a patrol vehicle trying to stop the chase hit the Saturn, tearing off the back bumper. The suspect kept driving.

The driver eventually drove into a cul-de-sac in a residential neighborhood in northern San Diego County and tried to escape by driving across a lawn but became trapped by numerous CHP vehicles.

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At 6:53 a.m., television news footage showed the woman’s car stopped and surrounded by officers. She exited the vehicle, wearing a pink shirt and shorts.

With her hands handcuffed behind her back, she was walked backward to a patrolman’s SUV and buckled into the front seat with no struggle.

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