End of year recap: Wildest police chases of 2022
End of year recap: Wildest police chases of 2022
By FOX 11 Digital TeamPublished December 28, 2022 12:53PMPolice ChasesFOX 11
LOS ANGELES - Police chases are a frequent occurrence in Southern California and we're rounding up the wildest, most bizarre, and most dramatic pursuit endings of 2022 in our end-of-the-year recap.
No. 1: June 20
Making the top of the recap list is a motorcycle pursuit with a twist. A motorcyclist wanted for speeding led authorities on a wild pursuit through Los Angeles and Orange counties on June 20, 2022. Video from SkyFOX showed the driver speeding down the 110 Freeway, weaving in and out of traffic. At one point during the pursuit, the motorcyclist went off-road and drove over a hiking trail in Echo Park. After going off-road, he went back on surface streets on Stadium Way and back onto Sunset Blvd. But, it wasn't long before the suspect went back into the hiking trail area and continued driving. He eventually drove back onto surface streets and into a Silver Lake neighborhood where he was taken into custody after making a stop at an apartment building.
Coming in second: A pursuit from March 11, 2022, where the suspect attempted to evade Los Angeles Police officers by laying next to a vehicle. "Come on guys! He's right there," FOX 11's Stu Mundel could be heard saying in a now-viral video recap of the pursuit. The chase began shortly after 8 a.m. with police responding to a stolen vehicle call. The chase didn't last very long. The driver was traveling at high speeds on the freeway before getting onto surface roads. The driver made contact with at least two other vehicles before rear-ending one and damaging his front bumper. Just a few minutes later, the suspect collided with another vehicle and fled from the vehicle.
In an effort to evade police, the suspect laid down and hid behind a parked car in the alley. Officers were seen driving through the alley and hopping out of their cruisers to follow the suspect. Initially, they ran right by them, further into the alley. Officers kept looking forhim and quickly realized they'd missed the suspect who was still hiding. He was late put into handcuffs and arrested.
our third spot is a bizarre animal pursuit. A cow was on the moo-ve on the 210 Freeway on March 9, 2022. SkyFOX was live over the scene as Animal Control and California Highway Patrol officers worked to corral the animal to safety. After a trot on the freeway, at least five vehicles helped maneuver the animal down an off-ramp, then eventually under a bridge and into a nearby parking lot. One official was seen with what looked like a lasso or some sort of rope as authorities tried to apprehend the animal.