star2fire, I left So.Cal 6 years ago and the local newschoppers were having a hayday covering all the exciting freeway chases. A CHP officer I knew assurred me at that time, it was'nt news, it was an everyday occurence but the newschopper found a new hype tool to use. I guess it gives them something to do while waiting for the traffic jams to report.
It was scarey to me when I heard about the corner car jackings. Those crazies would shoot you if you did'nt turn over your car, and then when police would catch up to the culprit, the chase is on.....oh! a freeyway chase. Cheap thrills cost the taxpayers a ton of money. The last chase I paid any attention to was OJ Simpson and was only watching to see if the jerk was actually going to do himself in. Sure glad he saved himself for the trail of the century. Of course he was innocent, the justice system said he was.
Mudjack