6 people hurt after short police chase ends in violent crash in San Pedro, police say

SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A police chase that lasted only about one minute injured six people, two seriously, in the San Pedro area on Friday afternoon.

Los Angeles police said it all started when officers tried to pull a driver over for a felony warrant, sparking the short chase.

It came to a violent end with a crash on S. Pacific Avenue near W. 19th Street. The suspect barrelled through the intersection and hit several cars, landing on top of one of them.

"He barreled through this intersection right into us, put us in a tailspin, we hit a tree," said one of the victims, Deanna.

"I haven't even had time to process this," said her husband, Tommy. "It was so fast, sir, that we didn't have time to react."

The couple was traveling in an Infiniti, getting ready to celebrate Mother's Day weekend, when they were hit.

"We were sitting at this red light. We saw guns drawn, two cop cars down there, and then all of a sudden, we saw a vehicle right in front of the cop cars pull out, and I thought, 'Uh oh, it's a high-speed pursuit now,'" Deanna said.

"We saw the officers block the car in, and their guns... I said to my wife, 'Uh oh, there's something going on.' Before we could even blink, the car came barreling, like zero to 60, at us. And there was just nowhere to go," Tommy said.

The whole chase lasted only about a minute. LAPD said the suspect was wanted for a felony warrant, though further details about what the warrant was for were not immediately available.

Pictures and videos taken by witnesses show the suspect handcuffed and being treated at the scene.

In total, four cars were involved in the crash. Two people were transported to the hospital in serious condition.

Deanna, Tommy, and two other victims were assessed at the scene and, luckily, suffered no major injuries. They did, however, have scratches and bruises. Tommy's face was battered and bleeding.

"It was crazy. It was just in the blink of an eye, it changes your life," Deanna said.

The suspect is listed in stable condition and will face additional charges related to the crash.