VIDEO: Pickup Driver Causes Terror on Los Angeles Freeways; the chase had an unexpected end

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An out-of-control driver caused terror Friday night on Los Angeles-area freeways by intentionally striking numerous vehicles he was passing, until his pickup truck crashed into a retaining wall. The man would be arrested after a crazy series of events.

The images of the chase were broadcast live by local newscasts and they show the danger that the driver caused on the 405, 5 and 210 freeways in and around the San Fernando Valley.

The chase ended after a collision that caused sparks to fly on the 210. Officials are now working to detain the driver. Live: https://t.co/Or5wAZUjd9 pic.twitter.com/LVvTONXikz

– KTLA (@KTLA) September 26, 2020

It all started when authorities tried to stop the driver for dangerously driving on the 405 Freeway in the area of Cerritos, south of Los Angeles around 7:15 pm.

The driver escaped northbound driving at high speed hitting many cars. Apparently his intention was to hit them sideways every time he passed them.

After entering Highway 5 and then the 210 Freeway heading east toward Pasadena, the Chevy Silverado truck continued to endanger the lives of other drivers, until in an attempt to pass between two vehicles, lost control and crashed into the barrier at Lake View Terrace. The pickup emitted a curtain of sparks after losing tires and could not continue.

But that was not all. The driver, an unidentified white male in his early 30s, He got out of his car without a shirt and ran chasing one of the vehicles he hit over the freeway, a utility truck.

He then confronted two California Highway Patrol officers, who arrested him after using tasers around 7:50 p.m.