Costa Mesa: Officers PIT Vehicle Ending High-Speed Chase

01.27.2023 | 5:00 PM | COSTA MESA – A high-speed pursuit that began when a suspect fled from a traffic stop ended when police executed a successful PIT maneuver, Thursday evening.

The chase began when authorities tried to stop the driver of a grey Toyota sedan on the I-710 Freeway near Anaheim Street in Long Beach shortly before 5:00 PM.

The driver failed to yield to officers leading them on a high-speed pursuit down Pacific Coast Highway into Costa Mesa where officers executed a successful put maneuver, disabling the vehicle near Harbor Boulevard and Sunflower Avenue.

Officers arrested the adult male driver, who appeared to surrender after the PIT maneuver, without further incident.