Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Teen Driver Leads Police on Chase, Causing San Bruno Fire, Cops Say

The chase began when police saw a white 2014 Mercedes-Benz driving erratically and failing to stop at several stop signs, police said.

Image shows smoke coming from a San Bruno business on Jan. 26, 2015. COURTESY: Will Stevens.


By Bay City News Service:

A police chase in San Bruno Monday ended with a teen crashing a car into a pizza parlor, sparking a large fire at the building and prompting the evacuation of nearby homes, police said.

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The suspect, who was taken into custody after the incident, is under the age of 18 and San Bruno police are not disclosing the minor’s name.

The chase began just after 10:15 a.m. when police saw a white 2014 Mercedes-Benz driving erratically and failing to stop at several stop signs in the vicinity of San Anselmo and Santa Inez avenues. The suspect fled from police, crashing into Seniore’s Pizza at 992 El Camino Real, police said.

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The resulting fire caused significant damage to both the restaurant and the car.

Traffic was diverted and nearby residences were evacuated while San Bruno firefighters put the blaze out.

San Mateo County fire dispatchers said the fire had been brought under control as of 12:15 p.m.

Eddie Grauf, owner of European Car Service, which is located nearby, said the pizza parlor burned down and that the electricity was out in his building.

“There were flames 10, 15 feet high,” Grauf said.

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