East Bay highway chase leaves suspects dead, CHP officers injured

Two individuals died in a crash early Saturday in San Leandro after reportedly leading California Highway Patrol officers in a highway chase that began in Castro Valley administrators noted According to the CHP a pair of officers also suffered major injuries when both their bus and the white Mercedes they were pursuing crashed into a noise barrier on a tight winding exit road from I- that leads to East th Street The two officers were taken to a hospital with major injuries though they were not life-threatening the CHP announced Saturday A client in the Mercedes was also hospitalized with major injuries The pursuit on Saturday began at about a m when CHP officers attempted a traffic stop of the Mercedes sedan on Interstate near Eden Canyon Road in Castro Valley functionaries noted The driver did not pull over the CHP commented and the ensuing carriage chase extended for several miles along I- and I- It ended when the Mercedes crashed off the highway exit just before it could reach San Leandro s city streets Functionaries reported the CHP automobile similarly ran into the barrier as a outcome of the first crash though the two vehicles did not collide Responders from the Alameda County Fire Department and county sheriff s office arrived to the scene soon afterward The circumstance is under probe the CHP commented No identifying details of the deceased individuals had been issued as of press time Saturday Saturday s happening was the latest high-speed law enforcement chase in the East Bay to conclusion in a deadly crash a trend that has led to fierce general debates in nearby Oakland about when police should engage in pursuits A similar CHP chase in Oakland in May led the suspect driver to crash causing the death of a popular local professor Last month a civilian body that oversees the Oakland police approved new policies that relaxed previous restrictions on when the city s officers can initiate a high-speed chase The CHP is not bound by any local policies limiting pursuit speeds The agency has regularly been deployed to the East Bay a crime-reduction strategy championed by Gov Gavin Newsom