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Oakland Police Commission Weighs Looser Chase Policy as Activists Push CHP to Follow City Rules

The commission has three months to evaluate Chief Floyd Mitchell’s proposal to scrap the 50 mph supervisor-approval requirement on Oakland pursuits.

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Overview

  • Newly released CHP aerial and dashcam footage shows suspect Eric Hernandez-Garcia driving at speeds nearing 100 mph through East Oakland before the patrol halted its pursuit.
  • The suspect lost control minutes after the CHP paused its chase, causing a crash that killed Castlemont High School teacher Marvin Boomer and injured his partner.
  • Hernandez-Garcia, 18, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and other felonies in Alameda County Superior Court.
  • Activists from groups including the Anti Police-Terror Project and the Ella Baker Center rallied for the CHP’s withdrawal from Oakland and urged it to abide by the city’s under-50 mph chase constraints.
  • Chief Floyd Mitchell is urging the Police Commission to remove the speed-limit waiver requirement, arguing that current restrictions have led to over 1,200 nonresponse pursuits in 2024.