After an entire night of low-speed chase with the police, a truck thief blocked one of the busiest freeways in the Los Angeles area for several hours Thursday morning, before surrendering.
In total, the thief's attempt to escape lasted more than twelve hours and caused massive traffic jams in the middle of rush hour.
According to images broadcast on local television, the thief was driving slowly, had made sure to fasten his seat belt and used his flashing light.
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The crew began shortly after 8:00 p.m. in eastern Los Angeles on Wednesday night, when the suspect stole a heavy truck from a parking lot.
Warned by the driver, the police quickly located the stolen truck on the highway using a helicopter and patrol vehicles chased it.
They managed to detonate several of the truck's tires using harrows deployed across the tracks, but the thief did not stop, continuing his flight on the wheels bare in showers of sparks.
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After crossing several counties, he ended up bringing the vehicle to a stop on Thursday around 4 a.m. in the middle of a freeway in Santa Ana, south of Los Angeles, forcing the authorities to close this section used every morning by dozens of people. thousands of motorists going to work.
The thief did not immediately surrender to the surrounding police, remaining holed up in the cab of the truck for more than four hours.
He finally surrendered around 8:30 am, not without causing major traffic jams throughout the area.
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