'Scumbags decided to be scumbags.' An East Bay tobacco store owner is devastated after suspects reportedly broke in, stole what they could, led police on a chase, and were involved in a wrong-way crash near the Bay Bridge that killed another driver.
Gloria RodríguezWhat began as an overnight break-in at an East Bay tobacco store, developed into a police chase and deadly wrong-way crash near the Bay Bridge.What began as an overnight break-in at an East Bay tobacco store, quickly developed into a police chase and deadly wrong-way crash near the Bay Bridge.
Surveillance video shows a pickup truck backing into Tobacco Outlet on San Pablo Ave in El Cerrito, busting through the storefront around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.Two masked thieves can be seen filling the bed of the truck with what they could, and at one point even taking a full case of stuff. "This is a common occurrence now as you know. It's been happening more and more," the owner Omar said, noting the suspects then took off.Several shops along Temescal Alley in Oakland were burglarized overnight, business owners discovered Friday morning.Shortly after, authorities say the suspects drove the wrong way on the Westbound I-580 connector to Westbound I-80, which is the approach to the Bay Bridge.
The truck hit two other vehicles head-on, killing one of the drivers and seriously injuring the other.Two lanes of the ramp were closed for several hours, causing a massive traffic backup for commuters."I'm ready to walk away at this point just done with it," he said. "I'm so heartbroken and angry that some innocent person going about their day, going to work that was it for them because scumbags decided to be scumbags.
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