Overview

• Community members held a candlelight vigil at Castlemont High School for Dr. Marvin Boomer, the teacher killed in the crash.
• Dr. Marvin Boomer was identified as the male pedestrian struck when the suspect vehicle veered onto a sidewalk; a woman in her 40s remains hospitalized in stable condition.
• The collision occurred after CHP officers called off a chase of a stolen Infiniti sedan, which then lost control at 12th Avenue and East 21st Street.
• Driver Eric Hernandez Garcia fled on foot after the impact but was apprehended by CHP officers at the scene.
• Oakland police are probing the pedestrian’s death while the CHP investigates the stolen vehicle and city officials weigh pursuit-policy revisions to protect bystanders.