Complex sentence: John and Lara leave the hospital, narrowly escaping the police and make it out of the city center in less than 15 minutes; they then drive to Luke's friend's house to pick him up.
Split into simpler sentences: John and Lara leave the hospital, narrowly escaping the police and make it out of the city center in less than 15 minutes. They then drive to Luke's friend's house to pick him up.