2 Critically Injured in Crash With LAPD Cruiser Chasing Speeding Car

The crash in the Lake Balboa neighborhood of Los Angeles involved three vehicles.

The intersection of Burbank and Balboa boulevards in Los Angeles in July 2022. Google Maps / Screenshot via California Insider

Two people were critically injured when a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser slammed into another car while trailing a suspect in the Lake Balboa area, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, police said June 5.

At about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, an LAPD Street Racing Task Force unit heard a loud vehicle, then saw it speed southbound on Balboa Boulevard, according to an LAPD statement.