The pursuit began when officers responded to a report of a stolen pickup truck. A police helicopter had just arrived overhead to take over tracking of the pickup when the truck crashed into a sedan, killing the car’s two occupants, LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said at the time.
California police said a driver in pursuit crashed was on heroin while he killed 2 people. The driver was hospitalized with minor injuries then arrested. (Fox News)
A passenger in the pickup was hospitalized with minor injuries. De La Cruz was arrested after being treated at a hospital, officials said.
De La Cruz "admitted to injecting heroin and ingesting fentanyl," the police statement said.
He has an extensive criminal history and was on parole, the statement said. His bail was set at $500,000.