Crime & Safety

Stolen Porsche Boxster Crashes on I-880

The sports car had been stolen at gunpoint Monday from a woman in Alamo.

OAKLAND, CA — Two people suspected of crashing a stolen Porsche Boxster on Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland are still being sought by law enforcement today, according to the California Highway Patrol.

At about 9 a.m., the CHP received a call about a collision on the northbound lanes of the highway just north of 66th Avenue. By the time officers arrived, the suspects had already fled on foot onto city streets, where they were picked up by another vehicle and driven from the area, according to the CHP.

The pair had allegedly been driving the Porsche on the right hand shoulder at a high speed when they clipped the back of a big-rig that was in the slow lane. The Porsche then spun out of control and rear-ended a truck
before coming to a stop, according to the CHP.

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The stolen car's front end sustained major damage and officers believe the driver was also injured in the crash.

The Porsche was carjacked out of Alamo at about 2:30 p.m. Monday, CHP officials said.

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The victim told Contra Costa County sheriff's deputies that she was sitting in the car with the driver's door open at a shopping center in the 3100 block of Danville Boulevard when a suspect forced her out at gunpoint.

The woman was not injured during the carjacking.