{"id":169431,"date":"2026-02-08T16:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/169431\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T16:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:43:09","slug":"suspected-dui-driver-suffers-severe-injuries-after-violent-pursuit-crash-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/169431\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected DUI driver suffers severe injuries after violent pursuit crash in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police officers pursued a suspected impaired driver through Los Angeles early Sunday morning, with the chase ending in a violent crash that left the driver severely injured.<\/p>\n

According to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson, officers with the Southeast Division\u00a0initiated\u00a0a pursuit of a DUI suspect just before 1 a.m. near Hoover and 95th\u00a0streets.<\/p>\n

Not much was known about the chase itself \u2013 including whether it traversed freeways or surface streets \u2013 but the spokesperson was able to confirm that it ended in a crash near Los Feliz Boulevard and\u00a0Brunswick Avenue in the Atwater Village neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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The location of the crash is approximately 15 miles north of where the pursuit was said to have started.<\/p>\n

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Suspected DUI driver suffers severe injuries after violent pursuit crash in Los Angeles. Feb. 2026 (KTLA)<\/p>\n

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Suspected DUI driver suffers severe injuries after violent pursuit crash in Los Angeles. Feb. 2026 (KNN)<\/p>\n

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Suspected DUI driver suffers severe injuries after violent pursuit crash in Los Angeles. Feb. 2026 (KTLA)<\/p>\n

The LAPD spokesperson was able to confirm that the vehicle rolled over\u00a0as a result of\u00a0the crash, which left the driver with serious injuries. Video from the scene shows the truck that was being pursued ended up severely damaged on top of another vehicle.<\/p>\n

Witness accounts indicated that there may have been another person inside the truck at the time of the crash and that they may have been taken into custody; however, that detail was not confirmed by law enforcement.<\/p>\n

No further details surrounding the incident, including whether there were any other injuries, was available right away.<\/p>\n

The scene was still active as of 6 a.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n

Alexis Lewis contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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