The Brief A female driver drove a vehicle onto the pedestrian-only Venice Pier late Sunday night, forcing families and visitors to flee for safety. LAPD officers pursued the driver after she struck a bicyclist on the pier, ending the chase with a PIT maneuver and taking her into custody at Via Marina and Pacific. Witness cellphone video shows families, including young children, running for safety as a car with blacked-out windows moved down the pier. Police said the driver struck a bicyclist while on the pier. The condition of the bicyclist struck on the pier and whether any other pedestrians sustained injuries during the commotion have not been disclosed.