A suspected drunk driver led authorities on a car chase Thursday through a Los Angeles suburb before ending up in a standoff with authorities.
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department were trying to negotiate with the driver of a pickup truck. They deployed pepper balls in the vicinity of the truck in an attempt to get the driver out, FOX Los Angeles reported.
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Footage of the chase showed the driver appearing to inhale helium from a balloon during the pursuit in Compton. At one point, he drove across a divider and struck a sheriff's vehicle.
He was able to escape attempted PIT maneuvers. The chase ended around 1 p.m. once the driver hit a dead-end and became trapped by authorities.
He allegedly tried backing up into sheriff's vehicles. Deputies tossed a gas container into the bed of the truck but the standoff continued.
