"She was heading home with her husband and two children after a San Francisco Giants game, eastbound 580 approaching Dublin, close to 11 p.m. She drove in the fast lane through a construction zone. As traffic picked up to 45 or 50 miles an hour, Ryan told the CHP a silver "Jeep was flying on the shoulder," veered into her lane, and clipped her driver's side mirror."
"Ryan told the CHP, the Jeep had police lights flashing in the rear window, but that after the impact, the driver turned off all the vehicle's lights, quickly crossed four lanes, and exited the highway. Her husband was able to catch the license plate, and the CHP ran the number. It turned out to be an unmarked San Leandro Police car assigned to Chief Angela Averiett."
"Through a spokesperson, Averiett declined a request for an interview and didn't answer ABC7's questions when we met her after work. She told the CHP that she was driving home, got stuck in the construction traffic, "started to experience chest pain and wanted to expedite her return home." So, she "began to travel in the center median.""
"San Leandro Police Chief Angela Averiett is now facing misdemeanor hit-and-run charges after allegedly leaving the scene of an off-duty accident in May 2025. The crash happened on Interstate 580. Averiett told the CHP she didn't realize her mirror had clipped another car."
San Leandro Police Chief Angela Averiett faces misdemeanor hit-and-run charges tied to an off-duty crash in May 2025. The incident occurred on Interstate 580 near Dublin around 11 p.m. A driver returning home after a San Francisco Giants game reported that a silver Jeep veered into her lane and clipped her driver-side mirror. The driver said the Jeep had police lights visible before the impact, then the driver turned off the vehicle’s lights, crossed multiple lanes, and exited the highway. The husband recorded the license plate, which matched an unmarked San Leandro Police vehicle assigned to Averiett. Averiett told the CHP she did not realize her mirror clipped another car and said she experienced chest pain and tried to expedite returning home, including traveling in the center median.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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