Chase through LA ends with arrest of speeding driver who tried escaping in another car, LAPD says

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A speeding driver in a Dodge Challenger led police on a dangerous chase through Los Angeles Friday, but was later apprehended after trying to escape in another car, police say.

AIR7 HD was over the pursuit around 5:40 p.m. in the Vernon area.
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During the course of the chase, the suspect drove at extreme speeds on surface streets and nearly hit other cars. There were moments when the suspect drove on the wrong side of the road and whizzed past drivers.

The chase came to an end after the LAPD says the suspect jumped out of the Dodge and into the passenger seat of a red Chrysler vehicle.
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Police later stopped the Chrysler and took the driver and the passenger, believed to be the chase suspect, into custody.

The chase ended near Hoover Street and Vernon Avenue in the South L.A. area around 6 p.m.