Pursuits and Crashes Across States Leave 10 Dead

Separate police pursuits and traffic crashes across several states left at least 10 people dead. In Baldwin Park, California, three of four occupants died after a Toyota Corolla fleeing a California Highway Patrol pursuit crashed into a concrete barrier at the Interstate 10 exit near Francisquito Avenue; the driver was suspected of impaired driving, and the crash remains under investigation. In Iowa, a wrong-way crash during a pursuit through four counties killed the fleeing driver, who authorities say fired at officers, and a 16-year-old driving an oncoming car. In St. Paul, Minnesota, two men died after a car fleeing a brief sheriff’s deputy pursuit lost control and struck a tree. Separately, two men were killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Cross, South Carolina, which authorities are investigating.