Apparent police chase ends with suspect crashing into Downey home; 1 injured

Monday, December 30, 2019
DOWNEY, Calif. (KABC) -- A driver was taken into custody after leading police on an apparent chase that ended with the suspect crashing into a home in Downey.

The crash occurred sometime around midnight Monday in the 10030 block of Wiley Burke Avenue. Video shows police in pursuit of the driver on a street before the crash.
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The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and rolled over as the car hit the home. Aftermath from the wreck shows the overturned car with a tree on top of it and a wall of the structure damaged.

Debris was scattered inside the home.
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One person at the scene had blood on his face and was hospitalized, but it was not clear if he was a resident of the home.

Further details regarding how the incident began were not known.
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