While police chases are popular fodder for local news stations, such coverage doesn’t come without certain risks.
Risks of live coverage often include wardrobe malfunctions, uncensored swearing and mispronounced words, but CBS Los Angeles found out the hard way that live feeds involving police and suspects can result in much worse situations.
The news team was sent scrambling after a police chase through downtown LA ended in tragedy. After heading northward toward Pasadena, the fleeing suspect ditched the vehicle, a stolen white van, near Highland Park to try his luck on foot. He climbed the center barrier in the middle of the freeway, only to be mowed down by an oncoming vehicle. Luckily, most of the view was at least partially obstructed by trees, but it is very clear what happened, and anchors Suzie Suh and Juan Fernandez were left trying to navigate a live news shot after witnessing such a horrifying
Watch: (**Viewer Discretion Advised)
#BREAKING Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Crash in Los Angeles.
A suspect who was evading police at high speeds has bailed out of the vehicle on the freeway and was hit by on coming traffic.
Aerial video by CBS LA shows the moment the suspect was hit. pic.twitter.com/MUSoK1IbL8
— Tony Perez (@Tony_MNNews) October 21, 2025
“Whoa, wow! Oh my god! Oh no! Oh no!” Fernandez yelled.
“Stay wide, stay wide, he got hit,” assignment editor Mike Rogers can be heard saying.
“OK, we’re going to keep our one shot. We just saw the person who was being pursued get out of their car and actually get hit by another speeding car. I mean, it was,” Suh explained as her co-anchor sat silent next to her, mouth hung open in shock.
“That was so intense and so wild. The person tried to run along the median and it just – it didn’t work and, sadly, I don’t think this is going to end very well,” Rogers later said.
The suspect was later pronounced deceased and all lanes of travel were shut down for several hours pending an investigation.
X users reacted to the story:
the car didnt even slow down,just went ahead
— Mpenzi Mkatamaji✨ (@Yannothevibe) October 21, 2025
ahh that moment where the producers and anchors have to pretend that they really, really didn’t want to show you that footage…even though they are all hoping for a moment exactly like this when they broadcast the chase
— Gregg Re (@gregg_re) October 21, 2025
I guess they’re not doing a delay during these pursuits. ♂️
— Sal LaBarbera ⬛️⬛️ (@Sal_LaBarbera) October 21, 2025
Now, if we can just put a positive spin on that, maybe other criminals will follow suit and help reduce crime.
— Randal Clay (@StrafeRunner) October 21, 2025
Someone went and picked a whole dang field of whoopsie daisies
— Laura W – Wicked Witch of the South (@BumpstockBarbie) October 21, 2025
Writers and editors can be contacted at [email protected] with feedback, tips, or corrections.
Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
- Dem congressman, 71, denies looking at porn on his iPad during flight - November 15, 2025
- Psychotherapist says TDS is the ‘defining pathology of our time’ - November 15, 2025
- ‘Utopia!’ Seattle mayor-elect Katie Wilson broadcasts socialist wish list - November 15, 2025
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.