Alleged stolen vehicle driver arrested after switching cars mid-pursuit near South Los Angeles

Los Angeles Police Department officers are in pursuit of a stolen vehicle driver near Boyle Heights. 

It was not immediately clear what time the chase began, but police first reported the incident due to "cold plates" meaning license plates that don't match the vehicle. 

With SkyCal overhead, the suspect, behind the wheel of a stolen silver Dodge Challenger with a black racing stripe, could be seen swerving around other cars and narrowly avoiding several crashes. They could also be seen driving on the wrong side of the road and speeding down surface streets as they continued into the South Gate area. 

While still fleeing from officers, the suspect drove underneath an underpass of I-110 where they are said to allegedly gotten into another vehicle, a red pickup truck.

Minutes after, the driver of the truck pulled over bringing the pursuit to the end near S. Hoover Street and W. Vernon Avenue.

Officers say that the passenger of the truck, who was taken into custody along with the driver, was initially the person they were chasing. 

There was no further information provided.