Video taking off 51x its usual first day

East LA minivan pursuit ends in collision and arrest

CBS LA's helicopter coverage follows a narrow-alley detour, damaged wheels and officers pulling the driver from the vehicle.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 174,683 views a day, 51 times a normal first day on this channel (3,437).

East Los Angeles pursuit reaches dramatic conclusion

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1:03Liu explains that a sheriff's deputy began the pursuit before CHP took over.
6:01The minivan enters a narrow alley near Cesar Chavez Avenue, knocking over trash cans.
8:35The minivan sideswipes another vehicle; smoke appears around its damaged front wheels.
8:50CHP attempts a PIT maneuver, and the minivan collides with patrol cruisers.
10:55An officer fires through a window; Liu says he believes it was a pepperball shot.
12:54Officers pry open the driver's door, remove him from the minivan and handcuff him.

A dark blue minivan squeezes through an alley near Cesar Chavez Avenue, knocking over trash cans as a California Highway Patrol cruiser follows. The helicopter camera stays with it as the pursuit returns to the streets and ends with the vehicle boxed in by officers.

CBS LA's recording drew nearly 100,000 views in nine hours, far beyond the few thousand its regular videos usually receive on their first day.

Anchors Christine Lazar and Mark Liu narrate the pursuit through the East Los Angeles area. Lazar describes it as a reckless-driving and suspected DUI pursuit; Liu explains that a sheriff's deputy initiated it before CHP took over. The footage shows the minivan running stop signs and entering lanes of oncoming traffic.

The sequence behind the title, "East Los Angeles pursuit reaches dramatic conclusion," begins when the minivan sideswipes another vehicle. Smoke rises from its damaged front wheels before CHP attempts a PIT maneuver and the minivan collides with patrol cruisers.

A standoff follows. Liu says he believes an officer has fired a pepperball round through a window. Officers eventually pry open the driver's door, pull him onto the pavement and handcuff him. The broadcast ends with confirmation that the pursuit suspect is in custody.

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