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Driver of stolen box truck in custody after crashing into barrier on 5 Freeway in pursuit

The driver of a stolen box truck was taken into custody Monday after trying to drive through a concrete barrier during a pursuit, then abandoning the vehicle before fleeing into a Boyle Heights neighborhood.

The truck pursuit began after 9:30 a.m. near Castaic after Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies tried to pull him over for a stolen vehicle violation, authorities said.

Deputies and the California Highway Patrol followed the truck along the 5 Freeway as it drove between lanes and swerved. The truck crossed into Sylmar, Burbank and Glendale.

At one point, the truck, traveling on the shoulder, appeared to be straddling a freeway wall.