A pursuit suspect died after he jumped out of a moving California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicle he stole Tuesday.
UPDATE: (1:50 p.m.): The male suspect has died due to his injuries. His identity is unavailable pending notification of next of kin.
UPDATE: (12:28 p.m.): The suspect was severely injured jumping out of the stolen vehicle while it was moving, which crashed into a power pole, knocking down powerlines. The status of the suspect is unknown.
Original Story: Around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, a suspect stole a CHP vehicle on the northbound 5 Freeway near Hasley Canyon Road in Castaic, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office.
It is unknown what the suspect was originally wanted for.
As of 11:50 a.m., the pursuit was on the northbound 5 Freeway north of Templin Highway.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.
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I’m not shedding tears.
This story is covered much better on NBC4 and Signal sites. Driver crashed a red Corolla. This completely stopped traffic on I-5. I was in the backup 5 cars back. I thought it must have been a fatality, like a biker down, to stop all traffic. All kinds of CHP vehicles passed on the right, then fire and ambulance. It cleared after about 20 minutes with a few vehicles moved to the right shoulder, and all lanes open.
I think one CHP officer is red-faced and in trouble. Kudos to the perp for ending the situation without injuries to others.
The CHP officers will be suited for discrimination——-the thief was marginalized, underserved, under-represented, disadvantaged by its choice!!