Hercules: Police pursuit ends in solo I-80 crash

HERCULES — Two men were arrested on suspicion of several charges after a police pursuit of their vehicle along Interstate 80 traffic ended in a solo crash Tuesday, authorities said.

According to a statement, police said officers responded to surveillance-camera notifications shortly after 1:15 p.m. of a 2014 Audi traveling southbound along San Pablo Avenue.

Officers soon realized the Audi had been reported stolen out of Campbell last Saturday, and found it with two men inside at a gas station in the 4000 block of San Pablo Avenue.

When officers tried to contact the Audi, it drove off and got onto westbound I-80 lanes at speeds over 90 miles per hour. Police pursued the Audi west toward Carlson Boulevard, where the Audi crashed and rolled over shortly before 2:05 p.m.

Two men inside managed to crawl out and flee the vehicle, but officers found a 33-year-old man injured nearby and a 27-year-old man who was detained after crossing the freeway into eastbound I-80 lanes at an off-ramp.

While an officer’s search of the Audi yielded a loaded handgun, other officers called for first responders, who provided care for the men before taking one to a hospital for treatment. The other man was treated at the scene and taken into custody.

Both men were later arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and a stolen vehicle, reckless driving and evading.

California Highway Patrol officers also responded to the scene, issuing a Sig-alert that closed several westbound lanes for at least an hour. All lanes were reopened to traffic by 3:30 p.m.

Anyone with information may call Hercules police at 510-724-1111 and reference Case. No. H23-00241.

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.