Two people are dead and another was taken into custody after a police chase ended in a crash on the 10 Freeway in Pomona Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The chase began at 4:41 p.m. and ended at 4:47 p.m. when a BMW crashed on a highway ramp near Cal Poly Pomona, said Pomona Police Sgt. » said Rick Aguiar.
Two passengers were ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, California Highway Patrol Officer Sergio Garcia said. The CHP is investigating the crash and Pomona police are investigating the chase and possible criminal charges, he said.
The transition from northbound Highway 71 to westbound Highway 10 and the Kellogg Drive off-ramp were closed due to the crash, he added. There was no timetable for reopening Friday at 10 p.m.
According to KTLA, the pursuit began on Highway 71 and the driver of the BMW drove onto the westbound 10 Freeway in the wrong direction. The driver lost control of the vehicle and hit an earth embankment, causing the car to roll several times, the station reported.
Neither the identities of the people in the car nor additional information about the reason for the pursuit were immediately available.
