The incident lasted several hours at the Jack in the Box at Telegraph and Carmenita roads.
Police tossed some sort of device near the car around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, which exploded, and the driver climbed out. He had been holed up inside his vehicle since late Wednesday night.
The man, who has not been identified, pulled into the drive-thru after being chased by police for driving recklessly near Whittier.
