Wild L.A. pursuit: Carjackers steal 3 cars, drive big-rig wrong way on freeway, then escape

Two armed thieves led authorities on a wild pursuit from Lancaster to downtown L.A. on Sunday night, authorities said, stealing three vehicles, driving a big-rig truck in the wrong direction on the 10 Freeway — and still managing to escape.

The chase began with a carjacking in the city of Lancaster at 9:45 p.m., according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. Two armed men stole a man’s white F-250 Ford pickup and fired gunshots at the victim as he attempted to pursue them.

The carjackers then fled southbound along State Route 14 toward Los Angeles. Sheriff’s deputies pursued the pickup for 26 miles, after which the California Highway Patrol took over.

The thieves then abandoned the pickup and carjacked a second vehicle, this time a massive big rig, according to the Sheriff’s Departm