Driver rams CHP cruisers on the 405 in Seal Beach, then fights officers before arrest

A California Highway Patrol pursuit on the 405 Freeway ended in Seal Beach on Thursday night, April 9, 2026. According to KTLA, the driver rammed oncoming CHP vehicles, got out of his car and started fighting an officer before he was tackled and taken into custody.

The driver, a man KTLA did not name, was in an older-model Honda Accord, the station reported. He was first wanted for running a traffic break and failing to yield.

How the chase unfolded

KTLA described the pursuit as erratic. At one point the driver stopped near the Studebaker Road exit on the 405 and got out. Officers drew their weapons and ordered him to surrender, but he got back into the car and drove off.

In the Seal Beach area he ran over a spike strip, which shredded the driver's side tire. He then made a sudden U-turn, drove the wrong way on the freeway and rammed oncoming CHP vehicles, according to the station.

He then got out, walked toward an officer and began fighting him. At least six officers swarmed him, tackled him to the ground and restrained him, KTLA reported. Southbound 405 traffic was backed up for a time while officers cleared the scene.

“I will tell you, those officers showed remarkable constraint there.”

No shots fired

Aerial footage of the arrest aired with TV news commentary. The commentator said officers did not appear to fire their weapons or use less-lethal force, even though the driver had rammed their cruisers and appeared to have something in his hand when he came at them.

Juice Unlocked could not confirm what, if anything, the man was holding.

“We did not see, from our vantage point, it didn't look like any shots were fired, any less lethal, nothing.”

What we don't know

The man's name, whether he was charged and whether anyone was hurt were not reported. KTLA did not say where the pursuit began. We could not find a CHP statement or any later court record for this case. He has not been convicted of any crime and is presumed innocent.