A woman was detained on the 5 Freeway in the Los Angeles area after leading authorities on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle Thursday afternoon.
The white Ford Edge was moving through Burbank around 3:55 p.m. as Sky5 arrived above the scene. The vehicle had been stolen, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The Ford made its way southbound on the 5 Freeway, going through Glendale to Los Angeles. With moderate traffic on the freeway, a patrol vehicle was able to follow close behind.
During the chase, a Los Angeles Police Department air unit reported to CHP that there was a passenger in the vehicle.
Just before 4:10 p.m., another vehicle right in front of the Ford came to a stop on the freeway, forcing the stolen SUV to come to a halt with four patrol units behind it. But the pursuit driver then went around the other car and continued on.
Police successfully laid spike strips, forcing the SUV to a halt.
A passenger then got out of the car with hands up and surrendered to police on the southbound 5 Freeway near Stadium Way.
Minutes later, four officers approached the Ford and opened the front door, pulling the driver out of the vehicle. The barefoot woman appeared to be resisting as officers dragged her out and detained her around 4:18 p.m.
No additional information was immediately released.