A parole-violating suspect engaged in a police pursuit, which led to a major collision in the San Fernando Valley. The incident, as reported by the Los Angeles Police Department, involved officers from the Devonshire Division initiating chase of a gray Acura around 7:10 a.m. Tuesday.
The police subsequently called off the pursuit, the initiating location of which was not disclosed. The Acura was reported to have crashed into three other vehicles at the intersection of Balboa Boulevard and Nordhoff Street in Northridge, after the termination of the pursuit. The incident was confirmed by LAPD officer Miller.
The suspect was subsequently taken into custody and for medical checks at a local hospital. Although no immediate reports of other injuries were available, two ambulance units were dispatched to the scene as a precaution, according to Officer Miller. In a scene shot by Sky5, three heavily damaged vehicles were evident, with a fourth vehicle located nearby, roped off with caution tape.
As a result of the incident and ongoing investigations, a segment of Nordhoff and Balboa streets in each direction has been closed off, causing delays on residential streets as drivers seek alternate routes. The incident follows a similar event that took place less than 24 hours prior, involving the demise of 36-year-old deputy Hector Cuevas. The suspect in that incident, Ryan Dwayne Turner Jr., was apprehended and will face charges for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and evading a police officer resulting in serious injury or death.
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