Police chase suspect's car bursts into flames while fleeing police on NB 5 Freeway in Elysian Valley
ELYSIAN VALLEY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A police chase came to an end in Elysian Valley Saturday night after the suspect's car burst into flames in the middle of the northbound 5 Freeway as he was fleeing from police.
The high-speed chase began in Seal Beach in Orange County, reaching more than 100 mph at times. It is unclear what the suspect was wanted for.
At one point, the suspect crashed into another vehicle, but kept driving at high rates of speed through the northbound 101 Freeway.
The suspect then drove to the Elysian Valley area where his car began sparking from the back end. The suspect's Honda exploded in flames and sparks as he hurtled down the northbound 5 Freeway.
That's when the suspect stepped out of his vehicle and ran across the freeway, leaving it in the middle of the NB 5 Freeway in Elysian Valley.
He approached another vehicle trying to carjack it but eventually ran back to his car.
Moments later, the suspect was illuminated by an air unit that was circling overhead as several patrol units began arriving on scene.
The man had his hands in the air as he followed instructions from an officer to get down onto the pavement.
Seal Beach police and California Highway Patrol officers moved in to arrest the suspect and eventually handcuffed him.
But it was not over yet. The man quickly became combative and started to kick the officer who had him in handcuffs.
The Seal Beach officer eventually got him down to the ground. Moments later more officers arrived and the man stopped combating the arrest.
The suspect was taken into custody.
No further details were immediately available.
3 arrested after high-speed SoCal chase
That wasn't the only chase in Southern California Monday night.
Another one ended in the arrest of three people after they tried to hide out in alleyways and on the roofs of homes in South Los Angeles.
It began with police pursuing two different cars, but the suspects then piled all into a black Kia Soul and made their way across the streets of downtown L.A.
They eventually returned to the area where it all began and abandoned that car.
It's unclear what that group was wanted for.
