Husband was chasing wife before violent multi-car crash in Covina, police say

COVINA, Calif. () — A violent multi-vehicle crash near an intersection in Covina early Wednesday morning stemmed from a domestic violence incident, police confirmed.

The crash involving five vehicles was reported just before 5:50am at Hollenbeck Avenue and Cypress Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Covina police later confirmed to Eyewitness News that it happened as a husband was chasing his wife at a high rate of speed. He eventually crashed into the other cars.

A view from AIR7 showed the widespread wreckage across the street as firefighters rushed to treat and transport several people. Most of the cars sustained significant damage. One of those cars was overturned.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department said four people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. At least one person who was trapped in one of the cars had to be extricated. Several ambulances were seen at the scene.

It’s unclear if the wife was one of the people injured in the crash. Her husband, however, fled the scene was later found hiding at a nearby home before he was taken into custody.

Additional details were not available.