Man arrested after Los Angeles police chase wanted in connection to Rockford murder, officials say

ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Police in Rockford, Illinois confirmed Friday a man arrested after a police chase in Los Angeles, California on Thursday was wanted in connection to a murder in Rockford.

The suspect is 29-year-old Isaiah Rucker. He was arrested after a police chase that ended with a rollover crash in Hollywood.

Further details about the murder case have not yet been released.

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The pursuit involved Los Angeles Police Department officers following a vehicle through Hollywood before the driver crashed.

Video from the scene Thursday showed the suspect on the ground and in handcuffs after what witnesses described as a brief but dangerous chase.

Footage also showed LAPD officers pulling the suspect from an overturned vehicle.

Construction worker Avias Alcantara said he was eating lunch in his truck when the pursuit passed by.

"Everything happened fast ... it was crazy," he said.

According to Alcantara, the suspect's vehicle, followed by numerous police units, crashed into a laundry truck at an intersection before continuing down the street.

"The car hit the small van, and then they started going on the street and then he hit the fence on the house and roll over," Alcantara said.

Alcantara said the suspect appeared unable to walk after the crash and was removed from the overturned vehicle by officers before being transported by ambulance to a hospital.

The crash occurred in an area where Alcantara said he and other construction workers typically spend their lunch breaks.

"I probably wouldn't be telling this story right now," Alcantara said.

ABC7 Chicago and ABC7 Los Angeles contributed to this report.