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   From: juan@mexico.mx   
      
   On 16 Feb 2022, PaxPerPoten  posted some   
   news:suk3a5$1ckan$32@news.freedyn.de:   
      
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   A man accused of stealing a California Highway Patrol cruiser died Tuesday   
   afternoon after throwing himself from the vehicle as he was being chased   
   by authorities in the Antelope Valley, authorities said.   
      
   The CHP cruiser, a Dodge Charger, was stolen as officers were responding   
   to a crash on the northbound 5 Freeway at Hasley Canyon.   
      
   A CHP officer responded to that crash scene and, while checking on the   
   parties involved, the driver of one of the involved vehicles got out of   
   his vehicle, hopped into the parked CHP cruiser and drove off, officials   
   said.   
      
   Officers pursued the vehicle as it reached speeds of 100 mph on Highway   
   138, CHP officials told KTLA.   
      
   Once at 87th Street West and West Avenue D, the suspect jumped out of the   
   speeding vehicle, hitting the roadway as the cruiser continued to travel   
   off the road before crashing into a light pole.   
      
   He appeared to hit the back of his head on the road and was clearly   
   unconscious. It’s estimated the vehicle was traveling at speeds nearing 50   
   mph when he jumped out.   
      
   Officers dragged the man off of the roadway out of fear that the damaged   
   power pole might fall near him. They pulled him to the side of the road   
   and provided medical aid until he was eventually taken to a hospital   
   around 12:55 p.m.   
      
   During a news conference Tuesday evening, CHP announced that he had died.   
      
   “CHP personnel on scene performed life-saving measures and the driver was   
   transported to Antelope Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced   
   deceased,” said CHP Officer Alec Pereyda.   
      
   The name of the driver was not immediately released pending notification   
   of next of kin.   
      
   CHP is still investigating how the cruiser was stolen. Pereyda said it was   
   standard procedure for a vehicle to be left running when officers exit   
   their vehicles, but added that the doors are required to be locked.   
      
   Anyone with information about the pursuit or the man involved is asked to   
   contact the CHP Newhall branch at 661-600-1600.   
      
      
      
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