Two young children are dead and two women are in the hospital following a fiery crash at the end of a high-speed chase in Mountain View Friday night, police said.
Officers attempted to stop a BMW sedan for speeding near 32nd Street and Ocean View Boulevard in Logan Heights, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The vehicle did not yield to officers, triggering a pursuit. Officers chased the vehicle onto the freeway and exited onto 43rd Street from southbound Interstate 805, SDPD's Officer John Buttle said.
The suspect, identified by the CHP as 20-year-old Angel Daniel Salgado Velasquez, then crashed into a Honda sedan with four passengers inside. The BMW and the Honda rolled down an embankment and struck a tree. The tree then fell onto the Honda, causing it to catch fire, the CHP said.
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Two women, a 25-year-old driver and a 29-year-old passenger, and two children, an 8 and 4-year-old, were in the Honda. Paramedics performed CPR on the children before they were taken to the hospital, SDPD's Officer Darius Jamsetjee said.
Both children died at the hospital, the CHP said. The women remain in the hospital in unknown conditions, Jamsetjee said.
Velasquez attempted to run from the crash but was detained soon after, according to the CHP.
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A SigAlert was issued on SB I-805 at 43rd Street following the crash, according to Caltrans San Diego. The southbound I-805 off-ramp was expected to be closed into Saturday morning.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the CHP San Diego Area Office at (858) 293-6000.
This story will be updated as new information becomes available.
