Pursuit suspect crashes down Angeles National Forest mountain road

A car tumbled down a mountain road in the Angeles National Forest as it was being pursued by law enforcement Thursday afternoon.

Around 2:00 p.m., SKYCAL was overhead of the crash at San Gabriel Canyon Road near the Morris Dam as rescue crews and law enforcement responded to the mangled car. 

Preliminary information states officers from the Azusa Police Department were doing a welfare check when a short pursuit ensued into Azusa Canyon with one person inside the car.

The department said the driver intentionally drove off the cliff and died. 

More information to come as this is a developing story.