Oakland driver flees CHP, crashes into car with kids inside

The Brief

  • Two children and an adult were injured after a speeding driver collided into their car in Oakland.
  • The speeding driver was trying to evade law enforcement officers.
  • The suspect was arrested.

OAKLAND, Calif. Police are investigating a crash in Oakland that seriously injured two children and an adult after a pursuit involving a California Highway Patrol officer.

Driver was speeding

What we know:

The collision occurred just after 6 p.m. Wednesday at 105th Avenue and Pearmain Street, according to the CHP.

Officers said they attempted to stop a reckless driver who was speeding and ran a red light. However, the driver fled. CHP officials said the pursuit was quickly called off, and the agency instead deployed an airplane to track the suspect vehicle.

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