Crime & Safety
Man Leads Contra Costa Deputies On Chase, Slams Into Patrol Car
Police said the man fled a traffic stop in El Sobrante and eventually crashed into a patrol car on Interstate 580 in Alameda County.
OAKLAND, CA — A man was arrested early Saturday in Alameda County on suspicion of leading at least one deputy from the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office on a chase and slamming into a deputy's vehicle, a spokesperson for the Sheriff's Office said.
A deputy attempted to make a traffic stop in El Sobrante around 1:55 a.m., but the driver of the vehicle allegedly refused to stop and lead the deputy on a pursuit. The suspect's vehicle headed westbound on Interstate Highway 80 into Oakland and then onto Interstate Highway 580.
Just past the I-580 and state Highway 24 split, the suspect slammed on their brakes, turned the vehicle around and then collided with a Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle.
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The suspect then fled on foot but was apprehended, the Sheriff's Office spokesperson said.
The deputy involved in the collision was taken to the hospital as a precaution but was released.
The Sheriff's Office has not released the name of the suspect.
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