It was an oscillating game of cat and mouse, with the driver zigzagging across lanes, missing collisions with other cars by mere hairsbreadths.
This perilous chase was less a spectacle and more a live demonstration of life-and-death perplexity.
Arrested in East L.A. after Narrow Escapes
Mirroring a twist in an action movie, the driver continued his dangerous dance on surface streets, flouting red lights and nearly colliding with another vehicle.
His run, however, came to an abrupt end when he drove into a dead end near an apartment complex at Glenn Avenue and Concord Street, an error resembling a climactic burstiness.
Bereft of an escape route, he abandoned his car and made a desperate attempt to evade the authorities on foot.
But the California Highway Patrol, proving their mettle, promptly apprehended him, bringing this chaotic high-speed chase in L.A. to a close.
