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Apr 5, 2009 1:48 pm US/Pacific

Parolee Crashes Into Building While Fleeing Police

LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― A vehicle crashed into a building just west of South Gate, as a parolee tried to evade South Gate police officers, authorities said.

California Highway Patrol officers were called to the scene of the crash at Firestone Boulevard and Grape Street just before 9 a.m., according to CHP spokesman Officer David Porter.

Officers were making a traffic stop when they discovered that the driver, a parolee, had an outstanding warrant, said South Gate police Sgt. Ron Inman. As they returned to the man's vehicle, he drove off, but only went a very short distance before hitting a building, Inman said.

The man was arrested without further incident and no one was injured, according to Inman.

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