A suspected drunken driver was killed and three other people were rushed to a hospital after a pursuit that began early Sunday on the 110 Freeway in South Pasadena and ended in a crash near Pasadena.
The initial call at 12:06 a.m. was of a possible DUI driver on the northbound freeway, approaching Fair Oaks Avenue, in South Pasadena, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash occurred about 12:45 a.m. at Glenarm Street, where the 110 Freeway ends, and involved at least one other car.
The suspected drunken driver died at the scene. He was identified by the coroner's office as 33-year-old Jesse Ramirez. The CHP said he lived in Los Angeles.
At least three other people in a separate vehicle were injured. The victims were rushed to a hospital with injuries that ranged from moderate to major, the CHP said.
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Ramirez was northbound on the Arroyo Seco Parkway with no lights on and unable to stay in one lane, the CHP said. When officers attempted to stop the 2012 Kia Rio, he accelerated at a high rate of speed and rear-ended two vehicles that were stopped at a red light.
Ramirez was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, the CHP noted.
