Highway Patrol Pursuit Results in Horrific Head-On Colorado Street Bridge Crash Friday Night

A 58 year-old man was booked on suspicion of drunken driving after his car crashed head-on into another in Pasadena as he was being chased by the California Highway Patrol.

Delfino Eddie Rey, a resident of Lancaster, was charged with two counts of DUI and one of felony evasion, according to a CHP arrest report.

The crash happened at about 8:10 p.m. on Friday on the Colorado Boulevard Bridge near San Rafael Avenue, said CHP Officer Patrick Kimball.

A CHP unit began chasing the Toyota Corolla, at speeds of 10-80 miles per hour, eastbound on the Ventura (134) Freeway after a motorist reported a possible hit and run at 7:52 p.m., according to the arrest report.

Rey exited the 134 at Figueroa Street, then turned eastbound on Colorado, colliding with a Nissan Maxima at the western end of the bridge at around 8:10 p.m. Friday.

Three passengers in the Nissan, including a child were hospitalized with minor to moderate injuries.