One man was arrested and one other critically injured Tuesday morning as authorities chased a carjacking suspect on Interstate 80 by means of Solano County.
Simply after 10:20 a.m., the California Freeway Patrol’s Golden Gate Communications Heart broadcast that the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Workplace was pursuing a carjacking suspect driving a white Acura on I-80 east at I-780. The carjacking had reportedly occurred the day earlier than in Oakland.
The Acura was touring recklessly, an official mentioned, and the chase was halted.
However simply after 10:35 a.m., the Acura entered an lively development zone within the heart median of eastbound 80 and drove behind a short lived k-rail. As the motive force approached Alamo Drive, it crashed right into a truck and a development employee earlier than stopping, the CHP mentioned.
“The employee, who was employed by a subcontractor employed by Caltrans, was transported to Kaiser Vacaville with main accidents,” the CHP reported. His situation was unavailable at press time.
The suspect, later recognized as Damani Mathews Jr., 29, of Oakland, ran off and was later captured within the 5700 block of Cherry Glen Highway by Solano sheriff’s deputies with assistance from CHP air assist.
Mathews suffered minor accidents and was medically evaluated at a neighborhood hospital. He was ultimately booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of resisting arrest, possession of a stolen automobile, evading a peace officer, hit and run leading to an harm and violating the phrases of his parole.
He's being held with out bail.
An arraignment is about for 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Solano County Superior Court docket in Fairfield.