[demolitiongurl18]

L.A. car chase suspect run over by multiple vehicles on live TV Oct. 21, 2025 9:38 AM.

Police officers and vehicles on the 110 Freeway
A suspected car thief on the 110 Freeway attempted to jump out of a moving vehicle and was struck by several motorists on Monday night.

A suspected car thief being chased by police in Los Angeles on Monday night was killed after he jumped out of the van he was driving on the freeway and was then struck by multiple vehicles as news cameras broadcast the chase live on TV.

Police started the pursuit shortly after 8:30 p.m. when the driver of a van believed to have been stolen refused to pull over for Officer Drake Madison, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

The driver, who has not yet been identified by the county medical examiner, led police onto the 110 Freeway, Madison said. Shortly before 9 p.m., as news helicopters broadcast the pursuit live from overhead, the suspect crashed the van into the northbound side of the center divider near the Avenue 43 exit in Montecito Heights. The suspect climbed out of the driver’s side window while the van was still moving, according to video from news station KTLA-TV Channel 5.

The man, who appeared to be wearing a hooded sweater, stumbled backward after falling off the center divider. He fell into the southbound traffic lanes just as an SUV was passing by and was struck head-on, video from the chase showed. He was then hit by other vehicles, according to police.

Officers rendered aid until paramedics arrived. The suspect died at the scene, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Animal control workers were called to the scene to remove a dog from inside the van.

The California Highway Patrol dispatch log showed that a SigAlert was issued shortly after 10 p.m. and lasted for several hours for the southbound side of traffic.

[DocuRealMoose]

Grrr, looks like they edited out the smashy part.

[Bad_Ash]

Nice!!! I literally just read an article about this incident and immediately I thought let me log back into DR

[Lugia]

Is the video not embedded for anyone else?

[Bad_Ash]

Originally Posted by Lugia ↗

Is the video not embedded for anyone else?

I have it off a Twitter screen recording but I'm unable to upload it since I'm in the field with terrible cell service.

[soja]

i wonder how car insurance works with something like this.

i remember back in my driver's ed. calls in high school i was told that, financially speaking, if you have to make a choice between swerving into an animal/person or swerving into some object, like a guard rail, you will have an easier time getting compensated by ur insurance if you hit the animal. every time.

[soja]

Originally Posted by Lugia ↗

Is the video not embedded for anyone else?

yes, OP probably uploaded their photo after they uploaded the video, causing the video to be like that. a mod will come around to fix it at some point soon.

there isnt really much to see tho. the camera cut at the glorious moment.

[fapfapfap]

that female anchor is a fuckin pro

[Mr.NoCredit]

The commentator says, “I don’t think this is going to end very well.”

Personally, I think it was a perfect end.

[kellyhound]

upload enhanced vid and an edit