Death by Cop  2026

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Name Withheld

Age :

Gender : Unknown

Race : Unknown

Date : 02/01/2026

Location : Bancroft Avenue near East 14th Street

City : San Leandro

County : Alameda

State : California

Agency : San Leandro Police Department, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by a police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/01/2026, San Leandro Police Department officers said a sergeant assigned to the Regional Sideshow Enforcement Team attempted a traffic stop on a white Infiniti SUV near East 14th Street and Bancroft Avenue for multiple vehicle code violations. Police said the SUV continued driving and the sergeant did not chase it. Police said an Alameda County Sheriff’s Office air unit monitored the SUV as it traveled on Bancroft Avenue. Police said the SUV crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle in the 13800 block of Bancroft Avenue near 138th Avenue, overturning with three adult men inside. Police said the front passenger died, the driver was hospitalized in critical condition, and a rear passenger was taken to a hospital for evaluation and treatment. Police said they were investigating the driver for suspected DUI and related offenses, and police said the California Highway Patrol was leading the fatal collision investigation. Weapon status was not reported in the available coverage.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ktvu.com/news/passenger-dies-in-crash-during-police-pursuit-san-leandro
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/person-dies-after-pursuit-san-leandro/4024530/
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-leandro-police-pursuit-deadly-crash-bancroft-avenue/
https://abc7news.com/san-leandro-police-chase-crash-passenger-killed/