Woman flees custody battle in San Pedro and crashes U-Haul truck

A woman embroiled in a custody dispute fell after fleeing a Target parking lot in San Pedro on Sunday evening.

Police arrived at the parking lot near North Gaffey Street and West Capitol Drive shortly before 9:30 p.m. and made contact with the involved parties, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release.

Police are investigating after a U-Haul truck crashed during a chase on October 2, 2023. (OnScene.TV)

During the investigation, a woman in her 30s got into a U-Haul pickup and intentionally hit another woman, police said.

That woman was treated at the scene and released.

According to the news release, at least one officer opened fire on the truck as the woman fled westbound on Capitol Drive.

As police pursued the vehicle, the driver eventually crashed into a tree near the intersection of Gaffey and West Paseo Del Mar in the Point Fermin Park area.

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The woman, who did not have any gunshot wounds, suffered minor injuries in the accident and was taken to a local hospital after her arrest.

No other community members or officers were injured in the incident.

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