Police Pursuit Ends In Fatal Hercules Crash That Killed Mother, Injured Children; Suspect Arrested

CBS San Francisco

March 24, 2023

HERCULES – A man was arrested Thursday following a fatal collision in Hercules that left a mother dead and her two children injured.

Ralph Ellsworth White III, 20, of Vallejo, was arrested on suspicion vehicular manslaughter, possession of a stolen vehicle and three counts of pursuit causing death or great bodily injury, according to the Hercules Police Department.

On Thursday at 7:27 p.m., officers received information from the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office about a stolen 2021 Mazda SUV heading toward Hercules on eastbound Interstate Highway 80.

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