Apr 21, 2008 11:55 am US/Pacific
3 Hurt After SF Police Chase Ends In GG Park Crash
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / BCN) ―
Three burglary suspects were hospitalized in critical condition after a police pursuit through San Francisco city streets ended in a crash in Golden Gate Park early Monday.
The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. near the area of 19th Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. All three suspects had to be extricated from their vehicle and were taken to San Francisco General Hospital.
Sgt. Steve Mannina said events began to unfold about 3 a.m. when police were called to the area of Seventh Avenue and Hugo Street. A witness reported hearing glass breaking and seeing someone trying to break into a car. The witness described the vehicle as a gray Toyota pickup truck, Mannina said.
Arriving officers found that the suspects in the break-in had already left the area and broadcast the vehicle description, according to Mannina.
An off-duty officer leaving his shift at about 3:20 a.m. then saw the pickup at Fourth Avenue and Lincoln Way and notified on-duty officers, Mannina said.
By the time police arrived, the suspect vehicle had driven to 7th Avenue near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Police attempts to stop the vehicle were unsuccessful, and the vehicle attempted to turn onto Traverse Drive, Mannina said.
The pickup failed to make the turn and crashed into a tree.
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