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The subject of a police pursuit crashed his vehicle into two others in Hollywood on Friday, injuring himself and at least one other person in the process.
At about 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting in the 5600 block of Franklin Avenue, where they spotted Cornell Harvey, 35, who fit the description of the suspect, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release.
As officers chased him on foot, Harvey got into a parked vehicle and sped away, police said.
While Harvey, an Angeleno, initially traveled west on Hollywood Boulevard from Wilton Place, he eventually headed east on Sunset Boulevard, crashing into two other vehicles at Sunset and Vine Avenue, police said.
“The suspect exited out of the driver’s seat and ran away from the crash scene, leading officers in a brief foot pursuit before being taken into custody,” said police, who added that they found “a live round” in Harvey’s possession.
Of the two vehicles that were struck, one driver was taken to a local hospital to be treated. The other driver “complained of pain only” but didn’t go to the hospital.
Harvey was also injured, sustaining a minor abrasion on his head from the crash. He was treated at a local hospital and released into police custody.
Harvey faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and was freed on $30,000 bond Saturday.
He is due to appear in court on June 26.
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