On a beautiful, bright and sunny California Wednesday afternoon, four best friends headed to the mall for some serious springtime shopping.

Flying north from the Mexican border along infamous California Highway 94, a stolen Hyundai full of five alleged drug smugglers wove in and out of traffic, with the DEA, Border Patrol, and local law enforcement in hot pursuit. The suspects ran red lights, drove on the shoulders, drove into on-coming traffic, pushing their little car well past the red-line, sometimes hitting speeds in excess of 120 mph. The suspects followed Highway 94 as it turned west into San Diego suburbs, heavier traffic, more traffic lights.

Four mall-bound teenaged girls watched the light turn green, and they (more…)