(KRON) — Two people are dead and three people were seriously injured, including two California Highway Patrol officers, after a fleeing driver and two pursuing officers crashed into a sound wall on Interstate 238 in San Leandro Saturday.
Two CHP officers in a single patrol car attempted to pull the white Mercedes over for speeding on Interstate 580 in Castro Valley at 3:41 a.m. The driver sped away from the officers and eventually attempted to exit onto 14th Street from the westbound side of I-238.
The driver failed to navigate the exit and slammed into a sound wall, killing the driver and one passenger. A second passenger was hospitalized with major injuries, according to CHP.
The pursuing CHP officers also crashed into the sound wall, suffering major injuries. Additional CHP officers, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and the Alameda County Fire Department all responded to the crash.
“As a result of the second crash, both CHP officers also sustained major, non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to a local hospital for treatment,” CHP said.
The crashes remain under investigation.
