Off-Duty Corrections Officer Detains Carjacker Suspect After 880 Crash
OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- A suspected car thief who crashed into another car on 880 early Saturday in Oakland allegedly tried to carjack another ride to get away but was thwarted by that vehicle's owner -- an off-duty California corrections officer, the California Highway Patrol said.
"He tried to steal the wrong vehicle," CHP Officer Sean Layton said.
The suspect, a 25-year-old Richmond man, was driving a Subaru Crosstrek stolen in the East Bay earlier Saturday morning. He collided with a Honda Accord on southbound 880 near the Broadway off ramp shortly after 6 a.m.
When a California Department of Corrections officer driving a Dodge Charger pulled up to help after the wreck, the suspect allegedly tried to steal the Dodge.
The corrections officer, however, detained the suspect, who wasn't armed. He was later taken into custody by the CHP.
No injuries were reported, but the suspect was being evaluated at a hospital because he had been involved in a collisio The CHP contacted the owner of the stolen Subaru.
