Pursuit of a Stolen Vehicle Results in Crash NRM24-03bb

West Valley: The Los Angeles Police Department’s Multi-Disciplinary Collision Investigation Team (MCIT) is investigating a single vehicle crash of a stolen vehicle being pursued.

On April 6, 2024, at around 5:10 p.m., West Valley Division patrol officers were traveling west in the 18500 block of Sherman Way. As they approached the intersection of Sherman Way and Reseda Blvd, they pulled up beside a gray, 2019, Lamborghini Huracan, which was stopped for the red tri-light.

The officers saw that the driver was sleeping and immediately re-positioned their patrol vehicle behind the Lamborghini. Upon the tri-light turning green, the officers activated their police vehicle’s emergency lights and siren, then conducted a traffic stop on the Lamborghini. An additional patrol unit that was driving by in the area also stopped to assist with the traffic stop.

The driver of the Lamborghini was identified as 51-year-old Elliot Dugan, a resident of Los Angeles.

After questioning Dugan, one of the officers returned to his patrol vehicle, conducted a want and warrant check on Dugan and conducted a vehicle query on the Lamborghini. The queries revealed that Dugan had multiple felony warrants and that the Lamborghini had been reported stolen. The officer returned to contact Dugan and made repeated attempts to have him exit the vehicle. However, Dugan did not comply with the officers and after several minutes, sped away from the location at a high rate of speed.

The officers returned to their police vehicles, activated their vehicle’s emergency lights and siren and initiated a vehicle pursuit. A few seconds after the initiation of the vehicle pursuit, Dugan lost control of the Lamborghini while travelling at high rate of speed and collided with the center median and several trees along the median. The force of the collision caused Dugan to be ejected from the vehicle. Upon conducting a search for Dugan, he was located several hundred feet away on a nearby sidewalk. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced Dugan deceased. The force of the collision caused the Lamborghini to be split into two main sections. The ensuing debris from the collision also caused damage to multiple vehicles that were parked along Sherman Way.

The Multi-Disciplinary Collision Investigation Team (MCIT) responded to the scene to conduct the Traffic Crash Report.

Anyone with any additional information is asked to contact Traffic Group Detectives at 213-486-0690. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (1-800-2228477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may also visit www.lapdonline.org and click on “Anonymous Web Tips” under the Get Involved-Crime Stoppers” menu to submit an online tip