1 Dead, 2 Hospitalized After SUV Flips In San Leandro Crash: Police

SAN LEANDRO, CA — One man is dead, and two others were hospitalized following a crash in San Leandro on Saturday night, police said.

Police say they tried to pull over a white Infiniti SUV for multiple vehicle code violations around 11:17 p.m. near the intersection of East 14th Street and Bancroft Avenue, but the driver inside refused to stop.

The driver continued fleeing, prompting officers to turn off their emergency lights and decide not to pursue them, the San Leandro Police Department said in a statement Sunday morning.

The driver of the Infiniti continued northbound on Bancroft Avenue as an Alameda County Sheriff’s Office air unit monitored it. It kept going until its driver crashed into a parked car in the 13800 block of Bancroft Avenue, police said.

Officers responded to the scene, where they found three men in the overturned SUV. A passenger in the car was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver was hospitalized in critical condition, police said.

The second passenger in the SUV was also taken to a local hospital for evaluation or treatment, according to police, although the severity of his injuries was not clear.

The SLPD said it is investigating driving under the influence as a possible motive at this time.