A mother was taken into custody after a vehicle carrying a baby crashed into the rear of a car stopped near Alameda Street and 6th Street in Downtown Los Angeles. The incident followed a reported pursuit that crossed several law enforcement jurisdictions.
Witnesses told OnScene.TV that they saw the vehicle being driven recklessly near 18th Street and the 10 Freeway, south of Downtown LA, between 9 and 10 p.m. on November 9. They reported seeing a baby in the vehicle, called 911 and continued following it while relaying updates to dispatchers.
A Pursuit That Jumped Jurisdictions
According to the witness account in the report, the vehicle traveled through Downtown Los Angeles and crossed areas served by the California Highway Patrol, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Los Angeles Police Department. The witnesses said coordinating a response among the agencies was difficult as the vehicle moved between their coverage areas.
The report says CHP officers took up the pursuit at one point but lost sight of the vehicle after it exited the 101 Freeway at Spring Street. The vehicle later crashed into the rear of a car stopped at a red light near Alameda Street and 6th Street, according to the outlet.
Pursuit data and agency policy
The available figures cited here concern LAPD pursuits, not statewide CHP totals. The Daily Breeze reported that from April 2023 through February 2025, LAPD initiated 1,910 pursuits; 616 resulted in traffic crashes leading to 384 injuries. Those department-wide figures do not establish anything about this incident. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's written pursuit policy says that notification of another agency's pursuit is not, by itself, a request for deputies to join. The policy does not establish how agencies coordinated in this incident.
Officer Comforts the Baby After the Crash
After the collision, a female LAPD officer was seen holding and comforting the baby, the report says. The mother was taken into custody and transported by ambulance alongside the baby, with LAPD officers following.
The report said it was not clear what charges the mother might face or whether Child Protective Services would become involved. It also said no additional information about injuries was immediately available.
A separate incident reported by MyNewsLA.com involved a man and woman taken into custody after a pursuit with a baby in the back seat. The pursuit across Baldwin Park began at 1:38 a.m. on the Foothill Freeway, the outlet reported.
