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LAPD Pursuit on 110 Freeway Ends in Fatality After Driver Jumps From Moving Van

Both directions of the 110 near Avenue 43 were shut during the active emergency response.

Overview

  • LAPD's Newton Division began the pursuit just after 8:30 p.m. involving an alleged stolen van.
  • On the 110 Freeway, the driver exited through the driver-side window, landed on the center divider, fell into southbound lanes, and was struck by multiple vehicles.
  • Officers attempted life-saving measures as LAFD paramedics arrived, and the individual was later covered at the scene.
  • Authorities closed northbound and southbound lanes near Avenue 43 and urged drivers to avoid the area as traffic came to a standstill.
  • The van remained on the northbound side of the freeway, and there did not appear to be other passengers.