A wrong-way crash involving a police chase Tuesday morning on Interstate 580 in Oakland left one person dead and three injured, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The three-vehicle collision occurred at about 4:30 a.m. on the westbound I-580 connector to I-80. The crash occurred following a police pursuit of burglary suspects out of El Cerrito, the CHP said.
El Cerrito police were chasing the suspect vehicle on westbound I-80, and as the chase approached the 80-580 junction, the suspect vehicle turned around and drove the wrong way up the connector ramp, crashing head on into the other vehicles, the CHP said.
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The driver of a gray BMW sedan was killed in the crash, the CHP said.
The suspect vehicle in the chase had two occupants that suffered major injuries, and the solo occupant of a white van also suffered major injuries.
Surveillance video captured the suspect vehicle earlier in the morning breaking into a smoke shop in El Cerrito. Patrol officers spotted the vehicle and tried to pull over the suspects, who fled toward I-580.
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The CHP issued a Sig-alert at about 4:50 a.m. reporting the left lanes bocked on westbound I-580 to I-80. All lanes reopened a little after 8 a.m.
