Reports of the chase came in around 6 p.m. Monday. The driver was allegedly wanted for grand theft auto.
Several minutes later, the driver, in a stolen truck, had mad their way into downtown LA, driving the wrong way down one-way streets.
After hitting some traffic, the driver got off the freeway in the Boyle Heights area, hitting speeds upward of 70 mph.
In Boyle Heights the driver nearly hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk.