SUSPECT ON THE RUN AFTER STABBING, KILLING 17-YEAR-OLD OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT: POLICE
A DUI suspect sticks his head out the window of a pickup truck during a police chase in Compton, California. (KTTV)
Footage of the chase showed the driver appearing to inhale helium from a balloon during the pursuit in Compton. At one point, he drove across a divider and struck a sheriff's vehicle.
Video footage shows a suspected DUI driver evading authorities in a Los Angeles suburb Thursday. (KTTV)
He was able to escape attempted PIT maneuvers. The chase ended around 1 p.m. once the driver hit a dead-end and became trapped by authorities.
A DUI suspect is seen inhaling possibly helium from a balloon inside a truck during a police pursuit near Los Angeles on Thursday. (KTTV)
He allegedly tried backing up into sheriff's vehicles. Deputies tossed a gas container into the bed of the truck but the standoff continued.