Police Tuesday are continuing their search for a suspected DUI driver who evaded them after a fiery crash in Leimert Park that left a 30-year-old woman in critical condition and injuring four others — including two Los Angeles Police Department officers and a 12-year-old boy.
Officers from the LAPD’s Southwest Division were in pursuit of the suspect before the chase ended at Crenshaw Boulevard south of Vernon Avenue where officers crashed into a sedan at 8:20 p.m. Monday, according to the LAPD.
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters arrived a short time later to the 4300 block of South Crenshaw Boulevard to conduct a rescue operation. Two people involved in the crash had to be extricated from a red sedan, according to LAFD spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.
The 30-year-old woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition and four others were also taken to a hospital, Stewart said.
The condition of the officers were not immediately known, ABC 7 reported.
Aerial news footage appeared to show a burned police car at the scene.
There was no suspect or vehicle description. The suspect escaped during the pursuit and is still on the loose.