LOS ANGELES (AP) - The California Highway Patrol has arrested a motorcycle rider after a nearly hour-long chase along Southern California freeways.
Officer Ed Jacobs says the chase began around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday when authorities tried to pull over the bike in the Orange County city of Santa Ana.
The black-clad biker fled north on several freeways into Los Angeles County. Reports indicated the bike topped 100 mph at times as it raced between trucks and cars.
Jacobs says a CHP helicopter tracked the rider but patrol cars kept their distance for safety reasons.
The chase ended on Interstate 5 in Los Angeles when the rider encountered a stopped CHP motorcycle officer who drew his gun. TV broadcasts showed the rider jumping off his bike and laying on the ground to be handcuffed.
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