Woman in a Suspected Stolen BMW Collided Head-on With a Patrol Vehicle
Following a slow-speed pursuit that began in West Hollywood shortly before 7 a.m. Friday, Los Angeles police arrested a woman in a suspected stolen BMW after she collided head-on with an LAPD patrol SUV in West Los Angeles, authorities said.
Officers trailed the black BMW along Wilshire Boulevard into Brentwood and through nearby residential streets. During the chase, an officer executed a PIT maneuver, spinning the vehicle and sending it into oncoming traffic, police said.
The pursuit ended near Montana and Bringham avenues, where the suspect struck the patrol SUV, left the roadway, and came to a stop on the sidewalk. The barefoot driver exited the car, shouted at officers, and was taken into custody at the scene. She seemed to be having a mental health crisis.
A LAPD police officer was reportedly taken to the hospital to be checked out after the airbags in the police cruiser deployed. Additional details, including the driver’s identity and booking information, were not released.
