2 Arrested After Traffic Stop Turns Into Wrong-Way Crash Along I-580 In East Bay: Report

SAN LEANDRO, CA — Police say they arrested two people who led them on a pursuit through the East Bay Thursday morning, during which they crashed while driving on the opposite side of the MacArthur Freeway (I-580), according to a report from the East Bay Times.

Alameda County Sheriff's Office pulled the driver of a Mustang over for a traffic violation just before 11:30 a.m., but they refused to stop, according to the report

Deputies didn't give chase, but later found the car using an automated license plate reader and had a sheriff's office drone keep track of it, according to the report.

The Mustang driver then drove on the wrong side of the eastbound I-580 before crashing with another car, according to the report.

Deputies eventually caught up with the Mustang after it became disabled around 150th Avenue in San Leandro, according to the report, which said nobody suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash.

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