Hour long stolen car chase ends in arrest in California

WHITTER, Calif. (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - According to KCBS, the driver of a stolen Kia Soul was apprehended after nearly an hour-long pursuit through the San Gabriel Valley Tuesday morning.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies cornered the vehicle in South El Monte. The deputies were in pursuit of a silver Kia SUV in the Bell Gardens/South Gate area.

The driver was suspected of stealing the vehicle, a Kia Soul. The pursuit was in the area of Firestone Boulevard, west of the 710 Freeway at about 6:55am.

Deputies pulled back into "surveillance mode" in the Whittier area by 7:00am. The vehicle was occupied only by the driver.