At roughly 4:52 am Wednesday, an Antioch police officer attempted a traffic stop of a stolen vehicle where the driver refused to stop which led to a four-vehicle accident at the intersection of Lone Tree Way and Davison Drive.
The officer pursued the stolen vehicle for several miles. As the stolen vehicle approached the intersection of Lone Tree Way and Davison Drive, the driver of the stolen vehicle entered the intersection against a red light. The stolen vehicle collided with three other vehicles in the intersection.
The driver and the two occupants of the stolen vehicle fled the scene on foot and were later apprehended.
An occupant of a vehicle involved in the collision sustained an injury as a result of the collision and was transported to a local hospital. The occupants of the other two vehicles involved in the collision were not injured.
No further information was provided by Antioch Police.
- Victims: 3 adult males
- Arrested: 2 adult males, 1 adult female
Editors Note:
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and American Medical Response also responded to this incident. According to radio traffic, one person was injured and listed in critical condition and a medical helicopter was requested. With the closest available helicopter coming from Modesto, crews elected to ground transport the patient to a local hospital.
3 comments
GREAT JOB, but no really … !! But ……. back to reality here, vehicle theft is a PROPERTY crime, and yeah the 3 shitheads are in custody, BUT three UNINVOLVED vehicles were smashed in the accident as a result of the pursuit, and one person is in critical condition, and chances are the 2 of the 3 shitheads will be released from custody because the DA’s Office won’t file a complaint against them, and NONE of jerk-off responsibles most likely do NOT have any means of making any of the victims whole again NOR do they really care what they did during this time of their miserable oxygen consuming existence.
Unless the dipshits just shot someone or robbed something or someone, a pursuit of just a stolen vehicle is stupid. I know people are gonna say, “But how would you feel if that was your car that was stolen ?” I would say, well my car ain’t gonna do me any good now, because it was totaled in a traffic collision because of the pursuit, and besides my insurance company would have already paid off on the stolen vehicle. You think your recovered stolen vehicle is going to be in the pristine condition you thought it was in before it was stolen ? — think again my friends.
… AND “more cops on the street” is NOT going to prevent this from happening, if you live in the Bay Area, crime is a reality that isn’t going to just go away with more cops on the street — Maybe the solution to the problem is for parents to start taking some responsibility, and discipline their children before they grow up to become idiots like the three in the stolen vehicle.
i agree with you on that issue. there should be serious discussions how to end/ limit high speed pursuits. if one uses google, one will find many police departments all over the world, which tackle that issue by exploring new technologies.
Well said. However If the dipshits had shot someone; the accident would still have occured. The pursuit is the fault of the bad guy. Pursuits will end when bad guys are held responsible for their actions. Lets hope the DA does their job.
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