Richmond san rafael bridge heading west coming out of richmond and there is the toll plaza there. Its been a domino effect all day. Earlier this morning, the westbound 580 highway looked like a parking lot leading to the Richmond San Rafael bridge. Drivers inched along many of them had to pull off the highway. We spoke with some who actually were running out of gas. I have been out here for a long time and i need to get to a restroom. We were trying to go to work over there but i mean its really, really packed right now and i mean whats the point of going through here . The big rig driver escaped without injuries. Drugs and alcohol dont appear to be a factor but chp is investigating if he fell asleep at the wheel. As far as the 800 packages, u. P. S. Insures up to 100 for each one. A driver tried to escape police landed into a utility pole in hayward. The man jumped out leaving a woman and a baby in the mangled car. Both of them were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The crash
Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. Breaking news tonight. A wild chase and crash and this is how it ended in downtown San Francisco. Im brian hackney. And im elizabeth cook. Andria borba just got to the scene tonight. What could you tell us . Reporter well, liz, brian, we are told this all started somewhere near the corner of hyde and broadway with an armed robbery. That led to a car chase through the streets of San Francisco. At least one other vehicle was hit and it ended down here where a pedestrian was hit near the corner of california and kurney. The suspect ditched the car and ran away on foot. We believe they were headed to the bay bridge. San Francisco Police are not saying a lot at this time, but there are multiple crime scenes through the city as the photographer and i were coming here. There was a crime scene a block west of the ritz carlton. Many parts of the street are blocked off. A lot of crime scene tape. The san Francisco Police department not tel
Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. Breaking news tonight. A wild chase and crash and this is how it ended in downtown San Francisco. Im brian hackney. And im elizabeth cook. Andria borba just got to the scene tonight. What could you tell us . Reporter well, liz, brian, we are told this all started somewhere near the corner of hyde and broadway with an armed robbery. That led to a car chase through the streets of San Francisco. At least one other vehicle was hit and it ended down here where a pedestrian was hit near the corner of california and kurney. The suspect ditched the car and ran away on foot. We believe they were headed to the bay bridge. San Francisco Police are not saying a lot at this time, but there are multiple crime scenes through the city as the photographer and i were coming here. There was a crime scene a block west of the ritz carlton. Many parts of the street are blocked off. A lot of crime scene tape. The san Francisco Police department not tel
This is the suspect, 30year old francis pussock. This whole thing started when deputies went to serve him a warrant. They say he first fled in a car. Then at some point he ditched it and stole the horse. They ended up in rugged terrain so some cops are on dirt bikes. The suspect went to the hospital. His girlfriend says this isnt the man she knows. He is not the one that, you know, will come home from work and dismiss the kids. He will sit and play with them. He is a good person. And every time i tried to tell that to an officer they look at me like, oh, then why are we here . Reporter ken bastida, kpix 5. And the sheriff of San Bernardino county says he was disturbed when he saw how his deputies behaved. Pg e has to pay more than 2 billion for the san bruno pipeline explosion. Eight people died, 66 others injured in the 2010 explosion. Yesterday, cpuc president questioned whether pg e is making safety a priority. They were fined 1. 6 billion, total penalties 2. 2 billion. The company
For the university. Homeland security is already notified the school it could be kicked out of the student and Exchange Visitor program leaving its overwhelmingly foreign student body scrambling. It means for those students that their visa status is no longer valid unless they can somehow find another school in which to maintain fulltime enrollment. Reporter wang will be formally sentenced in the fall while a dark legal cloud hangs over the university he once ran. Now, the school will have an opportunity to respond to homeland securitys concerns. They must do so in writing by april 17. Devin fehely, kpix 5. This is the north bay traffic backup we have been monitoring all day long epic gridlock because of an earlier u. P. S. Big rig fire. Chopper 5 is over the san rafael bridge. You can see the pavement where the truck caught fire. Those lanes were supposed to re open just about now. Instead, caltrans says it will be closer to 7 00 tonight. It has been a nightmare for drivers since befo