• Font Size    
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Oakland Man Hit, Killed By Stolen Car During Chase

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +
Jun 11, 2008 6:34 am US/Pacific

Oakland Man Hit, Killed By Stolen Car During Chase

 CBS 5 CrimeWatch
OAKLAND (CBS 5 / BCN) ― An Oakland fruit vendor who was killed Tuesday evening when he was hit by a stolen car that was fleeing police has been identified by the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau as 38-year-old Juan Vasquez.

The crash happened around 6:45 p.m. in the area of Foothill Boulevard and 106th Avenue near the San Leandro border, Oakland police Officer Jeff Morgheim said.

Morgheim said Oakland public schools police spotted the car about a quarter of a mile from the crash site and identified it as stolen.

The car contained several juveniles, including the driver, who accelerated after seeing the officers. They followed for a short distance before things went awry.

"The driver lost control, the car hit the curb and struck the fruit vendor," Morgheim said.

Vasquez, an Oakland resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Several people in the four-door vehicle were treated, and released. The suspected driver was taken into custody on Wednesday.


(© CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Bay City News contributed to this report.)

You need the latest Flash player to view video content.
Click here to download.

Click here to bypass this detection if you already have the latest Flash Player.

Local News

Top News Stories

© MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.