CHASE VIDEO: Orange County pursuit ends with vehicle tumbling off road

Two people are in custody after a high-speed pursuit in Orange County, California ended in a wild crash Monday night. The chase was caught on chopper video.

The footage shows a vehicle weaving in and around traffic at dangerously high speeds with the headlights off. As the driver attempts to exit on an off-ramp, he sideswipes another car and goes off the road, rolling over several times in a cloud of dust. The two people in the car then attempt to escape on foot before being apprehended by authorities.

Watch the video above.

According to KNBC, the California Highway Patrol took a man and a woman into custody shortly before 11 p.m.

The pursuit began after the vehicle was identified as being stolen.

 

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