Viewers in metro Kansas City watched the unusual scene unfold during The Now KC and 41 Action News at 5. The chase took on a stranger-than-fiction twist when a van for the entertainment media giant TMZ tried to stop the car.
WATCH: See what the TMZ van did in the video player above
Here's how the chase unfolded, according to NBC Southern California:
- Just after 2 p.m. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers began pursuing a convertible Mustang on the 101 Freeway northbound.
- In the rainy conditions, the car struck at least one other vehicle on the 101 Freeway and clipped another on the 110 Freeway.
- Around 2:30 p.m., the car headed up windy Laurel Canyon, fishtailing somewhat on the wet roads before turning on to Mulholland Drive and heading southbound on the 101 Freeway.
- By 3 p.m., the car was in the USC area, and bystanders were running up to the Mustang as the it drove by.
- Just before 3:30 p.m., the passenger's side front tire went flat, and the pair eventually came to a stop in a South LA neighborhood. Dozens of bystanders came out and the two embraced several people before sitting in and on the car waiting for officers.
According to NBC Southern California, "Sheriff's deputies arrived at 3:30 p.m. and took the driver, passenger and an unknown third man into custody. A large crowd gathered near where the men were arrested."
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