Slow-Speed Pursuit Ends With Spinout in San Fernando Valley

Officers began following the vehicle in Ventura County during the start of the morning commute

The driver of a sport utility vehicle surrendered after spinning on a San Fernando Valley freeway at the end of a slow-speed pursuit Monday morning that began in Ventura County.

The driver was talking on a cellphone and traveling at slow speeds on the eastbound 101 Freeway after a DUI report in Ventura County. California Highway Patrol officers followed the driver into Los Angeles County before executing a pursuit intervention maneuver in the Woodland Hills area, causing the vehicle to spin.

The driver, still talking on a cellphone, exited the vehicle and was taken into custody at about 7:30 a.m.

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