Crime & Safety

Danville Burglary Suspect Fleeing Cops Crashes Near Caldecott Tunnel

Police officers arrested the suspect at the scene of the accident Friday morning.

A police chase that started in Danville Friday morning ended with an arrest and a traffic jam near the Caldecott Tunnel after the suspect crashed his car into two other vehicles on westbound Highway 24 in Orinda.

There were no major injuries, according to the Contra Costa Times.

The right lanes of westbound Highway 24 were blocked for about an hour as a result of the collisions, which were reported near the Fish Ranch Road exit just east of the Caldecott Tunnel around 10:45 a.m.

The Times reports that the chase started after Danville police tried to stop a residential burglary suspect at 10:37 a.m. Police arrested the suspect at the scene of the accident. Highway 24 reopened shortly after 12 p.m.


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