Crime & Safety

DUI Suspect Dies In Crash, 5 Injured After CHP Pursuit

A suspected drunk driver died in a crash Sunday that involved two other cars and left five injured in South Pasadena, the CHP said.

The crash happened roughly 40 minutes after the initial call came in.
The crash happened roughly 40 minutes after the initial call came in. (Renee Schiavone/Patch, File)

PASADENA, CA — A suspected drunk driver was killed and five people were injured Sunday after a vehicle pursuit with the California Highway Patrol ended in a crash involving at least two other cars, authorities said.

The initial call at 12:06 a.m. Sunday was of a possible DUI driver on the northbound Arroyo Seco Parkway approaching Fair Oaks Avenue in South Pasadena, the CHP reported.

The crash occurred at about 12:45 a.m. at Glenarm Street, where the freeway ends. Three vehicles were involved with five people injured in the crash, the Pasadena Fire Department reported.

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Paramedics rushed three people to a hospital, the agency said. Their conditions were not immediately known.

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