Mustang Burns on Off-Ramp, Explosions
An abandoned Ford Mustang fully engulfed in flames shuts down the Crenshaw off-ramp of the 105 Freeway in Inglewood. Explosions rock the car before firefighters arrive and knock down the fire.
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Bridge Rampage Driver Jumps, CPR in ER
A motorist drives the wrong way on the Vincent Thomas Bridge, ramming several cars, then hits a CHP motorcycle officer’s bike and jumps from the bridge. LAFD freed one driver with the Jaws of Life. Paramedics perform CPR on the suspect and wheel him into the emergency room.
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Freeway Crash Car Fire, Burned-Out Car
A car burns after a crash on a Los Angeles freeway. Firefighters douse the steaming, burned-out wreck while paramedics treat the injured on the freeway. Includes two soundbites, one with a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer.
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Freeway Standoff, Officers Smash Car Window
A pursuit ends in a standoff on a Los Angeles freeway near downtown. California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers surround the car with guns drawn, smash the window, pull the struggling suspect out and restrain him.
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Big Rig Crash Crushes Mustang, Driver Killed in Rain
A fatal crash involving several big rigs on the southbound 5 Freeway at Western Avenue in Glendale during a pouring overnight rainstorm. A male driver is killed when his Mustang is crushed. Firefighters work at the wreckage in the rain as California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers investigate. One of many crashes in LA County that stormy night.
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Hit & Run Pedestrian, Compton Police at Scene
A woman crossing Rosecrans Avenue with her boyfriend is struck by a white pickup truck that speeds away. She is seriously injured and taken to Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital. Paramedics load her into an American Medical Response (AMR) ambulance as Compton Police, Sheriff’s deputies and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) investigate and question witnesses. Compton PD footage is rare: the department was disbanded in 2000.
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Trash Truck Overturns, Driver Rescued by LAFD
A garbage truck overturns onto its side in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters, including Heavy Rescue 56 and Engine 77, work at the wreck, and paramedics carry the injured driver on a backboard to a rescue ambulance as California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers look on.
