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Passenger In Fatal Van Nuys Police Chase Arrested For Attempted Murder, Credit Fraud
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The Los Angeles Police Department have arrested the passenger who rode along during a police chase that ended in Van Nuys with the driver being fatally shot. The passenger was 26-year-old Vanessa Acosta, who has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder and obtaining credit using another's identification, according to City News Service.
Acosta was taken into custody Wednesday night at the scene where the chase came to an end at the intersection of Vanowen Street and Orion Avenue. The driver, a 22-year-old male who police say has "an extensive criminal history" had fired at officers at five spots during the car chase.
The chase ended with a crash in which Acosta sustained minor injuries. She was described as being "combative" with first responders and police as she was taken into custody, then taken by paramedics to the hospital for treatment.
Acosta remains jailed today in lieu of $550,000 bail.
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