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Suspected DUI Chase, Crash Shuts Down 2 Lanes On 405 Freeway

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A suspected drunken driver being pursued by officers crashed into the center divider of the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway early Thursday morning, shutting down two lanes during the morning commute.

The crash happened just after 8 a.m., near Mulholland Drive, as LAPD and California Highway Patrol officers pursued the driver.

One person was taken to a hospitals, but authorities did not say whether it was the driver.

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