2 Critically Injured in Crash With LAPD Cruiser Chasing Speeding Car

Two people were critically injured when a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser slammed into another car while trailing a suspect in the Lake Balboa area, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, police said June 5. At about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, an LAPD Street Racing Task Force unit heard a loud vehicle, then saw it speed southbound on Balboa Boulevard, according to an LAPD statement. An officer tried to conduct a traffic stop, but the vehicle had “gained significant distance,” according to the statement. “As the officer was approaching Burbank Boulevard, a Toyota Camry was negotiating a westbound turn onto Burbank Boulevard from northbound Balboa Boulevard,” police said. “At which time, the police vehicle crashed into the Camry and then crashed into another vehicle that was stopped on Burbank Boulevard.”...