2 Arrested After 125-M.P.H. Chase
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A chase through the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys at speeds up to 125 m.p.h. ended Friday when a stolen car was rammed by a California Highway Patrol car in Newhall, authorities said.
Michael Yanacek, 21, and Michael Distefano, 22, both of North Hollywood, were arrested on suspicion of grand theft auto after the chase ended at 2:30 a.m. on San Fernando Road near 4th Street, the CHP reported. No one was injured.
The chase began in North Hollywood when Los Angeles police officers spotted the stolen Acura Legend and attempted to pull it over. The car sped away on Vineland Avenue and entered the Golden State Freeway, heading north at speeds ranging from 100 to 125 m.p.h., CHP reports said.
The car took the Lyons Avenue exit in Newhall and drove 100 m.p.h. on surface streets until it crashed through a construction barrier on San Fernando Road and slowed down on a gravel road, the CHP said. When the car attempted to turn back onto San Fernando Road, a CHP vehicle rammed it.
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