STOCKTON, Calif. — A crash in Stockton has left one person dead and a 15-year-old facing vehicular manslaughter charges.
The crash happened around 10:20 a.m. as San Joaquin County deputies were trying to catch up to a suspect vehicle. Police said the vehicle was wanted for a felony out of Contra Costa County.
According to police, the vehicle was being driven erratically and was heading east along Charter Way at high speed. A Stockton officer responded to help, but moments later, the car crashed into an uninvolved driver at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Lincoln Street.
The suspect, a 15-year-old, was taken into custody and book into Juvenile Hall. The driver of the other vehicle, a 37-year-old man, was pronounced dead.
Multiple agencies are investigating the incident. Anyone with information is can contact the Stockton Police Department at 209-937-8377.
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