Pursuit of stolen, sparking construction truck ends after armored vehicle pins it to center divide
Fontana and Ontario police were in pursuit of an armed suspect who carjacked a construction truck near Claremont.
Police began when the suspect was in another vehicle that was reported stolen on Monday. During the chase, the driver crashed and carjacked the construction truck.
The suspect hit several cars and blew out a tire. Sparks could be seen shooting out the back of the construction truck.
He later briefly entered the I-10 Freeway and briefly drove head-on into traffic. He exited back onto surface streets shortly after.
Bearcat pins suspect's vehicle to center divider, suspect bails out
The armored vehicle pinned the suspect's vehicle to the center divider after briefly following it.
The suspect quickly jumped out of the vehicle and ran across the freeway. Police cornered the suspect at a wall beside the freeway before a K-9 unit attacked him.
Bearcat arrives to the pursuit
The authorities deployed an armored vehicle called a Bearcat to the pursuit.
It was seen following the suspect on the westbound side of the I-10 Freeway.
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Suspect exits freeway, goes through construction zone
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Sparks fly from behind a stolen construction truck, driver hits another vehicle
Sparks were flying from the back of the stolen construction truck when the suspect sideswiped another vehicle on the westbound I-10 Freeway.