Suspected wrong-way driver nabbed on 605 Freeway near Long Beach/Orange County border

A man was taken into custody Sunday after a pursuit ended with sheriff’s deputies using a PIT maneuver to crash his SUV into a center divider on the 605 Freeway, authorities said.
The pursuit began in the Lakewood/Long Beach area about 5 p.m. Sunday.
Deputies were trying to pull the SUV over because the motorist was driving on the wrong side of the road and running stop signs and red lights, the Sheriff’s Department said.
A sheriff’s cruiser pulled off a successful PIT maneuver