A driver wanted for a traffic offense died in a crash into a tree in Pomona Wednesday as he led deputies and California Highway Patrol officers on a chase from the Victorville area.
The chase started about 1:35 a.m. on southbound Interstate 15 near Mojave Drive in the Victorville area, where the driver was operating a car without its headlights on, and ended around 2:15 a.m. with a crash in the area of Towne and Bonita avenues, according to the CHP.
Video shot at the crash scene showed a mangled blue sedan that had slammed into a tree just outside an apartment building.
The impact appeared to have been in the area of the driver’s side door, and the suspect, a man believed to be about 40 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a CHP officer at the location.
The officer said the car was northbound on Towne when it hit some railroad tracks, causing the driver to lose control.
Video shot during the chase showed several squad cars with lights flashing and sirens blaring behind a speeding Nissan Altima with its headlights turned off on the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway.