LOS ANGELES, CA – California Highway Patrol officers chased a male driver in a black SUV from the El Segundo area into South Los Angeles on Saturday night after he refused to yield to a traffic stop attempt, the CHP confirmed.
The pursuit took place Saturday, Oct. 17, in Los Angeles County. The CHP said the chase began out of the El Segundo area when officers tried to pull the driver over and he did not stop.
The driver continued onto the 10 Freeway and exited at La Brea Avenue in South Los Angeles. The CHP did not say what the driver was wanted for.
Several patrol vehicles followed the SUV
According to initial reports, several patrol vehicles followed the black SUV as it left the El Segundo area and entered the freeway system. The vehicle then headed onto the 10 Freeway.
The driver exited the freeway at La Brea Avenue, which puts the pursuit on surface streets in South Los Angeles. The male driver appeared to have a female passenger in the vehicle.
The CHP confirmed the starting point of the chase and the fact that the driver refused to yield. The agency has not released the SUV’s make, model or license plate.
How CHP pursuit policy works
The CHP’s pursuit policy is set out in a chapter of the Highway Patrol Manual revised in July 2025. The chapter states that a pursuit should be started only to apprehend a violator who refuses to voluntarily comply with the law requiring them to stop.
Under the same policy, officers must weigh the offense and the need for immediate capture against the risks to officers and to innocent motorists. That balance applies from the moment a driver refuses to yield and continues for as long as a pursuit lasts.
In this case, the CHP confirmed the pursuit began because the driver refused to pull over for officers. The agency has not said what offense prompted the attempted stop.
Pursuit data is reported to the CHP
Police pursuits in California are documented under Senate Bill 719. According to the CHP’s 2024 report to the Legislature, law enforcement agencies must document each pursuit and submit the data to the CHP within 30 days.
The CHP compiles those submissions into an annual report to the Legislature. The CHP’s pursuit report for an earlier year presents statewide pursuit data, including the number of pursuits that ended in a crash and those that ended with the apprehension of the fleeing suspect.
Data on this Saturday night pursuit would appear in the CHP’s reporting only after it is documented and submitted under that requirement.
The route through Los Angeles County
El Segundo is in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, and La Brea Avenue is a north-south street that crosses the 10 Freeway in South Los Angeles. The pursuit covered the stretch between those two points, and part of it ran on the freeway.
The CHP patrols freeways and state highways throughout the county, which is why its officers were involved in a chase that started in El Segundo and continued onto the 10 Freeway. No other agency has announced a role in the pursuit.
Outcome of the pursuit not released
The CHP had not released how the pursuit ended, whether anyone was arrested or whether anyone was injured.
Anyone with information about the pursuit is asked to contact the California Highway Patrol.
