PALO ALTO — A driver has been arrested after swiping a police automobile and crashing right into a tree whereas trying to flee sideshow exercise in November, leading to two accidents and a small canine being euthanized, in keeping with authorities.
An arrest warrant was issued March 8 for a 26-year-old East Palo Alto man on 4 felonies in reference to the sideshow: evading inflicting critical bodily harm, driving inebriated whereas inflicting bodily harm to a different individual, assault with a lethal weapon on a peace officer and driving inebriated and medicines whereas inflicting bodily harm. He was taken into custody on the finish of the month.
The motive force and feminine passenger of the car, who wasn’t charged, had been each injured within the crash final 12 months.
On Nov. 26 at about 1:06 a.m. close to the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Protect, not less than 4 automobiles had been noticed by police concerned in sideshow exercise, in keeping with Palo Alto police. After officers arrived on the scene, a driver began to flee on westbound on Embarcadero Street “at a excessive fee of velocity.”
The individual driving a pink 2013 Chevrolet Camaro swiped the entrance left tire on a patrol automobile, evading a head-on crash by inches, police stated. The motive force continued west earlier than hitting a tree on the north aspect of the 1900 block of Embarcadero Street. Police stated within the preliminary press launch that they didn’t pursue any of the opposite automobiles however clarified Friday that after the crash with the tree, an officer pursued the remaining fleeing drivers “for a matter of seconds” on Embarcadero Street earlier than they escaped on Freeway 101. Police haven’t been in a position to determine the opposite automobiles or their drivers and occupants.
Rescue staff gave medical help to the driving force and passenger contained in the Chevrolet Camaro, who weren’t sporting seat belts and had main accidents, police stated. Each had been in intensive automobile at a hospital and launched. A small canine additionally contained in the automobile was taken to an emergency veterinary hospital however needed to be euthanized resulting from having main accidents.
Detectives stated they weren’t capable of finding the driving force all through March as a way to serve a warrant for his arrest. On March 30 at about 6 p.m., Redwood Metropolis Police Division officers discovered the person throughout a site visitors cease on College Avenue at Runnymede Road in East Palo Alto, through which he was a passenger of the car. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Mail Jail.
Like different cities within the Bay Space, Palo Alto has been grappling with sideshows, which may contain lots of of individuals and spectators, in addition to dashing, doughnuts and other forms of harmful driving.
Sideshow exercise has additionally seen a surge throughout the pandemic after lockdown and stay-at-home orders resulted in additional empty streets and parking heaps.
Final June, San Jose as a result of the primary metropolis within the U.S. to make it a criminal offense to advertise or encourage sideshows on social media. Violators may face six months in jail, fines as much as $1,000 or be charged with a misdemeanor.
Police have requested anybody with extra details about this incident is requested to name their 24-hour dispatch middle at 650-329-2413, e-mail paloalto@tipnow.org or ship a textual content or voicemail to 650-383-8984.