Four juveniles are in the hospital Wednesday after they were trapped inside a vehicle that crashed near Boyle Heights during a pursuit by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies.
Firefighters were called at 9:54 p.m. Tuesday to the Calzone Street off-ramp of the northbound 5 Freeway, where they found the trapped victims had crashed the vehicle and were able to free them using hydraulic tools, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said.
The short pursuit began when deputies attempted to pull the teens during a traffic stop, but the driver sped away and crashed into a cinder block wall on the freeway, ABC7 reported.
Los Angeles firefighters are on scene Tuesday, April 23, 2024, after a sheriff’s department chase ended with a crash on the Calzone Street off-ramp from the northbound 5 Freeway in the Boyle Heights area. Four juveniles were injured in the crash and had to be extracted from the vehicle using hydraulic tools. (Image from Key News Network video)
According to multiple media reports, all four victims were minors, between 12 and 14 years old. All were taken to a hospital.
According to ABC7, all of the victims are expected to survive their injuries.