Suspect gets away after chase that ends in crash in Northwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Authorities are searching for the driver of a Mercedes who crashed into a concrete fence in Northwest Fresno.

Highway Patrol officers began chasing the driver just before 11 Thursday night near Ashlan and Blackstone after they attempted to pull him over for speeding. The driver took off west on Ashlan.

The car soon crashed into the fence in the area of Maroa and Ashlan.

The suspect ran away and hasn't been seen since.