An alleged wrong-way driver sparked a brief pursuit with the California Highway Patrol in Commerce, ending in a two-vehicle crash that killed one person and critically injured two others, authorities said Sunday.
Officers tried to pull over the vehicle shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday in the area of Eastern and Florence avenues, according to the CHP.
The pursuit ended at 11:14 p.m. and firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the crash scene at Eastern Avenue and Randolph Street a couple minutes later, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene and two people were rushed to a hospital with critical injuries. Two other people suffered minor injuries and it was not immediately known if they were transported to a hospital, according to a fire department spokesperson.