Chase ends in 6-vehicle crash in Rancho Cucamonga

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (KABC) -- Two people were injured in a six-vehicle crash at the end of a chase in Rancho Cucamonga Wednesday afternoon.

The chase began at about 3 p.m. near Euclid Avenue and California Street in Ontario when Timothy Lawrence Converse, 32, of San Bernardino failed to yield to police during a traffic stop.

He blew through several stop signs and intersections at a high rate of speed, and drove on the wrong side of the street several times, police said.

Converse was driving on the wrong side of the street when he crashed his white Ford Mustang into five other vehicles near the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Hermosa Avenue.

Two other drivers at the scene were transported to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

Drug paraphernalia was found inside Converse's vehicle. He appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, police said. He was transported to a local hospital after sustaining injuries in the crash.

After medical clearance, Converse will be booked at the West Valley Detention in Rancho Cucamonga for felony evading and driving under the influence of drugs, causing bodily harm.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Ontario Police Department at (909) 395-2001.