Crime & Safety
Watch: I-580 Driver Violently Rams Vehicle With His 9-Year-Old Daughter In Car, CHP Says
Dashcam footage shows the driver hitting a car in another lane, causing the affected car to hit another car and spin out.
LIVERMORE, CA — A driver on I-580 westbound near Isabel Avenue could face assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment charges after intentionally ramming into another car, the California Highway Patrol alleges.
On Sunday at around 4:16 p.m., CHP officers responded to reports that a Chevrolet truck sideswiped a Jeep, causing it to crash into a car traveling nearby. Dashcam footage posted on CHP shows the truck sideswiping the oncoming Jeep, causing it to crash into a nearby Toyota Land Cruiser, then spinout in the middle of the freeway. The Chevrolet, driven by a man with a young child in the vehicle, then fled the incident, according to the CHP.
Investigators later determined that the driver's 9-year-old daughter was in the car at the time, according to CHP. The CHP is seeking charges for assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment.
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"Incidents such as this will not be tolerated," the CHP announced. "The CHP takes aggressive driving and road rage seriously and will actively investigate any incident like this."
It was not immediately clear if the driver is in custody.
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