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By City News Service
Apr 29, 2021
INGLEWOOD (CNS) - A man and woman were killed when a suspected impaired driver being chased by authorities crashed into their vehicle in Inglewood, authorities said this morning.
Officers saw a blue Dodge pickup truck speeding and running a red light on Century Boulevard near the San Diego (405) Freeway at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday, then the driver got on the northbound San Diego Freeway and officers tried to pull the truck over, but the driver fled, California Highway Patrol Officer Franco Pepi told NBC4 Thursday morning.
The suspect exited the freeway at Manchester Avenue and led officers on a pursuit on Inglewood streets, eventually turning north on Glasgow Avenue and crashing into a sedan traveling eastbound on Olive Street, Pepi said.
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Police pursuits in Inglewood and West Hollywood on Wednesday night ended in collisions, injuries and two deaths.
In Inglewood, a 27-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were killed when a driver fleeing California Highway Patrol officers crashed into their vehicle around 10:35 p.m., according to Officer Franco Pepi, a spokesman for CHP’s West L.A. division.
Officers began pursuing the blue Dodge pickup after it sped through a red light on Century Boulevard, Pepi said. The driver entered the northbound 405 Freeway and ignored officers’ attempts to pull him over, later exiting onto Manchester Avenue and racing through the streets of Inglewood.