Posted on 10/21/2025 8:43:11 AM PDT by lowbridge
Live TV footage of a California police chase ended in horror as a fleeing suspect was mowed down and killed by a passing car before the cameras could cut away.
A chopper for CBS Los Angeles was filming police chasing a suspected thief in a stolen white van through Chinatown on Monday when the driver headed onto the 110 Freeway, coming to a near stop.
The driver then climbed out the van’s window as it was still moving slowly forward, then immediately tried to climb over the median.
However, he stumbled — and immediately got mowed down by a passing car as he got to his feet and moved forward, with the camera panning back quickly showing other cars also unable to stop.
“Oh my God! Oh no, oh no, ” a horrified anchor gasped, as someone else orders the cameraman to keep the shot “wide” as “he got hit.”
When the live feed cut to the studio, the hosts were seen with their jaws wide open at having just seen — and showed — a man’s death.
The man was struck by two cars, according to KTLA.
Police attempted life-saving measures as they awaited the arrival of paramedics with the LA Fire Department, according to footage from KTLA.
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Fixed it.
WELL DESERVED.
HOW MANY PRIOR CHARGES DID THIS THIEF HAVE???
AS OFTEN AS IT HAPPENS IN LA-—WHY NOT???
CHEAPER THAN “COMEDY SHOWS”.
And overcrowding.
A Darwin Award top contender.
What was the horror part?
How horrible…..for the drivers of the car that struck the POS, deprived of their vehicle and having the memory of the POS’s death to relive for the rest of their lives .
"We need dirty laundry!"
Sh** happens. No more stolen cars for him.
His parents didn’t teach him to look both ways before crossing.
Forget it, Jake...
“ That’s one way to reduce prison spending.”
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It’s all fun and games until someone gets run over.
Then, it hilarious
They won’t stop with the driver. They’ll sue the police for pursuing, the news helicopter and the station for showing it, the state DOT for an unsafe barrier ... and since it’s California, they’ll sue Trump for budget cuts that ruined road safety.
Since it’s California, they’re likely to win on that last count.
In the early aughts on a rainy day in Virginia I drove past a downed bike. One of those Honda Highway Juggernauts. The sheet was just put over the rider’s corpse. About 25 yards down the shoulder the EMT’s were just draping a sheet around the helmet with the dude’s head still in it as we drove past.
I love riding, but I haven’t owned a bike in many years. Not because of that incident though. Just a general feeling to not taunt Mr. Death as I get older.
I don’t feel the least bit bad for this perp.
However I do feel bad for the other driver who was just minding his own business and this idiot ran in front of him.
Vernon NJ, back in the 80’s.
EMT’s arrived at the scene of a motorcycle accident.
They find a helmet wedged under the guardrail.
They pick it up, head.
The body continued under the guardrail and into a yard below.
Messed that poor crew up for years.
Think of all the people who will NOT have their cars stolen next week, next month, next year.
Reminds me of all those TRUE CRIME tabloids of 60 years which thought nothing of showing a dead criminal laying face down in a pool of his own blood.
It did leave an impression on us.
Now the faint Hearts can’t take seeing a real bad incident like this.
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