Fountain Valley police car crashes during pursuit

Fountain Valley police are looking for a suspect who was involved in a police pursuit that caused an accident in Costa Mesa Tuesday night, Fountain Valley police said.

Costa Mesa police went to assist Fountain Valley when a Fountain Valley patrol car was involved in an accident with two vehicles on South Coast Drive unrelated to the pursuit, Costa Mesa spokesman Sgt. Bryan Glass said.

One of the other vehicle’s drivers and the officer were taken to an area hospital for minor injuries, Fountain Valley police said.

Costa Mesa police handled the report for the accident and helped to establish a perimeter Tuesday night, but are no longer involved in the investigation, Glass said.

The crash ended the pursuit and the suspect was able to escape in his vehicle, Fountain Valley Sgt. Eric Orahood said.

Fountain Valley police found the later abandoned vehicle, a green Chevy Malibu, Orahood said.

A description of the suspect and any other details concerning the investigation were not made available by Fountain Valley Police, who are conducting the investigation.

— Daniel Tedford