LOS ANGELES ? A suspected car thief led police on a chase across Los Angeles before he ditched the vehicle and climbed to the top of a loading crane at the city?s port, dangling over edges and stripping naked before falling to his death.
The man fell about 160 feet to the ground and died about three hours after he first scaled the crane Wednesday night. It?s not clear whether he slipped or jumped deliberately, Los Angeles fire officials said.
Police in Los Angeles spotted the car reported stolen from a dealership in San Bernardino, and an hours-long chase ensued, the LAPD said.
Several television stations broadcast the chase live, showing the SUV swerving at high speed through freeway traffic in LA and Long Beach, sometimes crossing into oncoming lanes.
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