Driver leads CHP on high-speed chase from San Diego to Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A driver on Thursday afternoon led California Freeway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase that originated in San Diego County and culminated in a tense standoff outdoors Los Angeles Worldwide Airport.

The pursuit started when police in San Diego tried to tug over the suspect, who was heading within the unsuitable course in oncoming lanes on the time, the CHP stated.

The person behind the wheel of a dark-colored Nissan sedan reached speeds over 90 mph whereas driving in principally uncrowded lanes throughout mid-afternoon site visitors, shortly making his means up the 5 Freeway.

After dashing by means of Orange County, the driving force made his means by means of Downey, Compton and Inglewood, transitioning from freeway to freeway.

Video from AIR7 HD confirmed a person driving the Nissan with tinted home windows. He intermittently caught his head out of the window and seemed behind him whereas driving, at one time opening a water bottle.

Shortly after 1 p.m., the suspect drove onto a transition highway close to Los Angeles Worldwide Airport and exited the car. He stood on the sting of the bridge as officers positioned themselves behind the open doorways of their patrol autos. A standoff ensued.

The Los Angeles Hearth Division stated the person was threatening to leap from the overpass and was presumably armed with a knife.

Firefighters have been seen inflating an outsized cushion on the roadway under.

Visitors on close by Sepulveda and Century boulevards was affected because the standoff continued. In a tweet, LAX urged vacationers who have been headed to entry the airport by utilizing the doorway on southbound Sepulveda.

“Flights aren’t impacted, however site visitors can be heavy and delayed,” one tweet stated.

DEVELOPING: Extra particulars can be added to this report as they grow to be accessible.