LOS ANGELES (AP) - A passenger in a stolen car had his leg severed when he jumped out of the vehicle during a police pursuit that ended with a crash in Los Angeles early Monday, authorities said.
Police are searching for the driver, who ran away after crashing into a row of parked cars in the Koreatown area shortly after 2 a.m., officials said.
The injured passenger was taken to a hospital. His condition wasn’t released.
The car chase lasted only minutes, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Authorities set up a perimeter in the area with the help of Los Angeles police K-9 units.
A description of the driver was not immediately available.
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