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Suspected DUI Driver Flees Police in Sun Valley

The chase begins when officers triy to pull a vehicle over in the area of Sunland Boulevard and the 5 Freeway around 12:30 a.m., according to the LAPD. Suspected DUI Driver Flees Police in Sun Valley

A suspected drunken driver with as many as three passengers in his pickup truck led police on a chase on the Golden State (5) Freeway today and then managed to elude the pursuing officers.

The chase began when officers tried to pull the vehicle over in the area of Sunland Boulevard and the 5 Freeway around 12:30 a.m., said Los Angeles police Lt. Brian Bixler of the Foothill Station.

The suspect fled south, then north on the freeway before exiting in the area of Penfield Street and Sunland Boulevard, he said.

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At least one person jumped out of the truck and escaped during the chase, which lasted less than five minutes, Bixler said.

Officers briefly set up a perimeter in the area of Sunland and Penfield, but were unable to locate the truck or the suspects, he said.

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