Drunk Driver Escalates to Hospital Standoff | Long Beach News

A wild chase erupted in Long Beach after a drunk driver, armed with a machete and shirtless, rammed into a fire truck carrying a patient, then fled on foot. Police locked down UCI Health–Los Alamitos Medical Center as SWAT was called in. An officer from another agency shot the suspect during the standoff—no Long Beach officers were involved. The suspect’s condition remains unknown as Orange County investigates. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a2a1d31219972db2