Authorities are reportedly in pursuit of a silver Toyota that was stolen from Ventura, California, as per California Highway Patrol spokespersons statement to KTLA. At present, there is no additional information on whether the vehicle contains any other passengers apart from the suspected driver.
The chase seems to have commenced along the 405 Freeway in the vicinity of Mulholland Drive, located within the Sepulveda Pass. By 11:45 a.m., the pursuit was observed at the intersecting point of the 405 and 710 Freeway, proximate to Long Beach Airport.
Closer to Noon, the suspect continued the chase towards Orange County on the 405 and persistently moved south into Irvine around 12:10 p.m. Twenty minutes later, the vehicle continued south-bound reaching the San Clemente area, with police cars still trailing the vehicle.
The driver has maintained an ordinary highway speed predominantly in the fast lane, despite not showing signs of aggressive or high-speed driving. As of yet, the driver has not yielded to police signals to pull over.
Upon reaching San Diego County, sources reported that the driver, possibly a woman, has a family member liaising with the authorities. Spike strips were employed just north of Camp Pendleton, which lead to superficial damage to the right rear of the vehicle, however, the tires seemed unaffected.
In Oceanside, increased traffic allowed the deployment of another spike strip, which the driver seemed to evade successfully, continuing the chase south towards the San Diego area.
Further developments will be reported as and when they occur. KTLA will provide ongoing updates to the story.
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