Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- The paparazzi pursuit of Justin Bieber along Los Angeles freeways is a `` tragedy waiting to happen , '' a Los Angeles city councilman warned . Dennis Zine , who has sponsored tougher punishment for photographers who break the law while stalking celebrities , witnessed an example Friday of why the practice is so dangerous . `` I expected to see a crash , '' said Zine , a 33-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department and still a reserve officer . `` The danger is of someone getting killed . '' Bieber 's Fisker Karma -- a $ 100,000 electric sports car -- looked like a silver bullet as it zoomed past Zine at 100 mph on U.S. 101 Friday morning , he said . `` He was coming up behind me , making abrupt lane changes , not giving signals , cutting off cars . '' Four or five other cars followed close behind , apparently carrying photographers stalking Bieber , he said . `` They were close by , at a rapid speed , all of them . '' DA considers battery charge against Justin Bieber . `` It 's like a miracle that nothing happened , '' Zine said . `` It was mere luck that no one got involved in a collision . '' The high-speed chase , which Zine estimated went for 15 miles , ended when a California Highway Patrol officer , alerted by Zine 's call , stopped Bieber and cited him for speeding . Not only were the photographers not ticketed , but the officer allowed them to snap photos as Bieber was cited . `` He let all the paparazzi just around my vehicle while he was doing the whole citation , '' Bieber said in his own 911 call a few minutes later . Bieber , sounding frustrated , called 911 for help after he resumed his drive toward downtown Los Angeles , complaining that the same cars were chasing him again . The highway patrol wo n't release the recording of Bieber 's call until its investigation of the paparazzi 's pursuit is concluded , Officer Mike Harris said . But a copy was leaked to radio host DJ Laz , who aired it on his syndicated morning show Monday . `` They 're being very dangerous , swerving around other cars trying to get to me , '' Bieber told the dispatcher . `` And when I get to a stop they pull up next to me and just be , like , just harass me . '' But unlike earlier , Bieber said he was just driving 50 mph . `` They 're driving really reckless , '' he told the dispatcher . `` They just will not stop following me . '' Zine , who heard the call , criticized Bieber for initially giving the dispatcher a fake name , Justin Johnson , and `` hem-hawing '' without explaining he was a celebrity being chased by photographers . `` When you give information to a dispatcher , you want to be accurate . '' But the dispatcher soon realized she was talking to Bieber , who she knew had been stopped minutes earlier . `` I was trying to go fast so that I could lose these people and I got pulled over . And then the police told me if they kept following me to call again , '' Bieber told her . Justin Bieber 's 'Believe ' year 's biggest debut . When she asked him if he wanted a highway patrol unit to intervene and stop the cars from following him , he said , `` I would love that . '' When a patrol car caught up with Bieber in downtown Los Angeles 15 minutes later , he filed a complaint which prompted a police investigation to see if any photographers will be charged with breaking California 's paparazzi law , Harris said . A conviction under the law passed two years ago , and pushed by Zine , could bring up to a year in prison and a $ 5,000 fine for each count of breaking traffic laws while pursuing a celebrity . Avoiding tragedy is up to the celebrity , since `` he 's not going to get a police escort everywhere he goes , '' Zine said . In Bieber 's case , his choice of a very visible , exotic sports car is not recommended , he said . `` You 're waving the big flag that says 'Here I am , ' '' Zine said . `` Put that car in the garage for a while and get something that 's not as recognizable . '' Bieber officially graduates . Most celebrities realize this and drive less conspicuous vehicles , he said . Zine , who served much of his law enforcement career as a motorcycle officer , suggested that whenever Bieber or other celebs are pursued by paparazzi they should `` slow down , get off the freeway and call 911 . '' `` The faster you go , the faster they 're going to go , '' he said . No lives should be placed at risk , he said . `` It 's not like they were trying to mug him , trying to kill him . They 're trying to take a picture , '' Zine said . Zine compared Friday 's scene to the paparazzi chase in Paris that ended with the crash that killed Britain 's Princess Diana 15 years ago . `` This is a tragedy waiting to happen , '' he said `` It will happen unless he is somehow restricted in his driving habits . '' Bieber sells out U.S. tour in one hour .
Los Angeles councilman Dennis Zine calls 911 to report Justin Bieber speeding . `` I expected to see a crash , '' Zine says . `` I was trying to go fast so that I could lose these people , '' Bieber tells a dispatcher . Police are investigating photographers Bieber says were chasing him on a freeway .