Dangerous driving in Vallejo ended in tragedy on Wednesday when a suspected robber was trying to get away from Vallejo police and crashed into two uninvolved vehicles, killing an innocent driver.
Surveillance video obtained by KTVU captures the moment a"Apparently he was a robbery suspect, and now he's killed a guy, and he evaded the cops, and now it's worse for him, too," said witness Jose Lopez.The suspect was speeding west on Springs in a Toyota Avalon when he clipped a Toyota Tundra, which spun into a parked car and flipped over. Seconds later, Vallejo police arrive, but the suspect is long gone.
The officers realize a woman's is sitting dazed and injured in the passenger seat of the smashed Avalon. She was taken to a hospital. Police found a loaded gun inside the car. Lopez was working at a nearby barber shop. He says both the suspect and police bear some responsibility for the tragedy. "The cops they gotta, they're just doing their job but, I mean, also like it's such a high-speed chase on such a small street, it's dangerous too," he said.
Police say the Avalon matched the description of a car wanted in connection with armed robberies. One video shows the moment aStream KTVU on your TV by downloading Fox Local on your Roku, Amazon Fire, AndroidTV or AppleTV device for free.Vallejo police Sgt. Rashad Hollis said officers were trying to catch up to the suspect at the time he crashed. One video shows an officer about 15 seconds behind the car, roughly the same time difference at the moment of the crash.
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