The high-speed pursuit of a theft suspect wanted in Ventura County ended with a horrific crash Friday on the 210 Freeway in the La Crescenta area, killing the fleeing driver.

The California Highway Patrol entered the pursuit at 10:50 a.m. Friday while the chase was eastbound on the 118 Freeway at Balboa Boulevard, according to Officer Erik Larsen.

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department pursued the black Honda SUV until that point, saying it was involved in a theft, Larsen said.

CHP officers on the ground and in the air followed the SUV at speeds of more than 110 mph as it transitioned to the eastbound Foothill Freeway, weaving in and out of lanes, until about 11 a.m., when the left side of the suspect’s vehicle collided with the rear right corner of an orange dump truck, ripping apart the side of the SUV.

CHP officers at the scene performed CPR on the driver on the bloodied pavement east of Ocean View Boulevard in an area where La Crescenta, La Canada Flintridge and Montrose converge.

The driver was pronounced dead at 11:18 a.m. by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics, Larsen said.

The CHP issued a SigAlert at 11:32 a.m. for lanes 2, 3 and 4 of the main line of the Foothill Freeway and lanes 1, 2 and 3 of the transition road to the 2 Freeway, although all traffic had been stopped since the crash.