A man allegedly stole a California Highway Patrol vehicle Tuesday and led officers on a chase that ended when he jumped from the moving vehicle in the Lancaster area.
Paramedics were sent to State Route 138 near 90th Street West at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The man was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. His name was not immediately available.
According to the CHP, officers began chasing the suspect at about 11:44 a.m. in the area of the Golden State (5) Freeway and Hasley Canyon Road.
Details on how the suspect obtained the patrol car were not immediately available. There were no reports of an officer being injured, according to the CHP.
Officers chased the car to SR-138, where the man jumped from the vehicle after one of the rear tires went flat due to a spike strip. The patrol car then crashed into a pole. An officer could be seen performing chest compressions on the suspect after the crash.