"The driver behind the wheel of a minivan fled from police across four counties, speeding across freeways and evading the California Highway Patrol until the suspect made it across the border into Mexico, officials said, where they seemingly escaped. Attempts to stop the vehicle using spike strips failed as the van continued to speed south through Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, as police pursued the van for more than two hours."
"At one point during the pursuit on the 405 freeway, broadcast live on local news, a CHP officer standing behind a median in the middle of the freeway threw out a spike strip in the minivan's path as it was driving at freeway speeds. The van, which was in the No. 2 lane next to the carpool lane, swerved to the right and avoided it and the chase continued."
A stolen minivan prompted a pursuit that began in Ventura County shortly before 11 a.m. and lasted more than two hours across Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. The driver reached speeds up to 80 mph on freeways and repeatedly evaded attempts to stop the vehicle, including at least two spike strip deployments. The chase continued onto the 5 freeway in Mission Viejo, and CHP units notified U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the San Ysidro port of entry as the vehicle neared the border at 1:08 p.m. The van entered Mexico and appeared to escape.
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