Overview

• CHP officers tried to stop a speeding white Mercedes on westbound I-580 near Eden Canyon Road around 3:40 a.m.
• The driver fled onto westbound I-238 in San Leandro and failed to navigate the East 14th Street exit, striking a sound wall.
• The Mercedes driver and one passenger died at the scene, and a second passenger was hospitalized with major injuries.
• A pursuing CHP unit hit the same sound wall while attempting the exit, and both officers suffered major but non-life-threatening injuries.
• Alameda County Fire and the Sheriff’s Office responded, and the CHP says its patrol car did not hit the Mercedes as the investigation continues.