Overview

• Eric Scott Hernandez-Garcia, 18, was arraigned Friday on felony vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run and evading police charges and is held without bail pending further hearings.
• Castlemont High School and Oakland community members held a candlelight vigil at East 21st Street and 12th Avenue to honor Dr. Marvin Boomer’s legacy.
• CHP officers twice discontinued ground pursuit—first after 37 seconds and then following a collision with a minivan—before an air unit directed officers to the fatal crash at East 21st Street and 12th Avenue.
• The Oakland Police Department is leading the investigation into the pedestrian fatalities, while the CHP is probing the theft of the Infiniti and its pursuit protocols.
• The fatal incident has intensified scrutiny of Oakland’s restrictive chase rules following a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling and Governor Newsom’s warning to reassign CHP units.