El Cerrito Police are searching for a suspect who rammed a Tobacco Outlet and fled from police causing a fatal crash after entering I-580 the wrong-way in Oakland. Three others were injured.
Per El Cerrito Police, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 4:22 am, El Cerrito Police units received a call of a commercial burglary at Tobacco Outlet (10180 San Pablo Ave.), in El Cerrito. Officers learned that a pickup truck rammed the front of the business.
An El Cerrito Police unit located the suspect vehicle, while they responded to the call. The ECPD Officer attempted to stop the suspect vehicle, but the driver did not stop and tried to escape.
The El Cerrito Police Officer chased the suspects onto westbound I-80 and followed them toward the toll plaza. After westbound I-80 merged with westbound I-580, the suspect abruptly changed direction on the freeway, driving eastbound in the westbound lanes on I-580. The ECPD Officer did not follow the suspects, ended the pursuit, and exited the freeway.
Tragically, the suspects continued on, driving in the wrong direction, and collided with two vehicles on I-580 resulting in the death of a motorist.
The California Highway Patrol responded to the crash scene and is investigating the details of the collision. The El Cerrito Police Department is investigating the burglary of the Tobacco Outlet.
5:00 pm UPDATE – driver identified
The El Cerrito Police Department and California Highway Patrol have identified suspects in this incident. The driver of the suspect vehicle is identified as Patrick Scheckells, a 34-year-old man from Oakland. The other burglary suspect is identified as Andre Alberty, a 56-year-old man from San Francisco. The El Cerrito Police Department will be working with the California Highway Patrol to pursue criminal charges related to this incident.
Check back for updates.
CHP Log:
| Detail Information | |||||||
| 10:47 AM | 29 | [111] 1039 SANTA CLARA SO WARRANT LINE 106 CONFIRMED AND NOT CITEABLE [Shared] | |||||
| 10:10 AM | 28 | [102] Secondary Location for A96-081: FOLLOWING VEHS TO OLIVERS, | |||||
| 8:32 AM | 27 | [88] 96-81 FIRE 97 [Shared] | |||||
| 8:26 AM | 26 | [87] Secondary Location for A96-055: FOLLOWING VEH TO OLIVERS, [Shared] | |||||
| 8:11 AM | 25 | [84] [CHP] has closed their incident [240319GG0151] | |||||
| 8:03 AM | 24 | [80] ^***CANCEL SIGALERT*** ALL LANES OPEN | |||||
| 8:02 AM | 23 | [79] A96-081 FOLLOWING ONE OF THE VEHS TO OFC | |||||
| 8:02 AM | 22 | [77] 1039 OFD | |||||
| 7:58 AM | 21 | [75] C96-083 ALL LNS OPEN [Shared] | |||||
| 7:47 AM | 20 | [72] 96-S4 RDWY MOSTLY CLR 1-2 CLOED FOR APPROX 10-15 MINS FOR SWEEPER / 96-83 WILL 1023 FOR 1184 [Shared] | |||||
| 7:47 AM | 19 | [71] 1039 OLIVERS LINE 70 [Shared] | |||||
| 7:45 AM | 18 | [69] [Notification] [CHP]-OLIVERS TOW LL REQ CONFIRMATION RE LINE 65 — DOES CHP WANT THEM TO RESP TO THE VEH ON THE FWY THEN TAKE IT TO THE CHP OFC OR RESP 1 TK TO THE OFC FOR A VEH AND 2 TRKS TO THE E LOT [Shared] | |||||
| 7:31 AM | 17 | [67] A96-081 SLOW LN BACK OPEN | |||||
| 7:29 AM | 16 | [66] 1039 OLIVERS TOW WITH LINE 65 | |||||
| 7:10 AM | 15 | [63] A96-081 ALL LNS CURRENTLY STOPPED | |||||
| 6:49 AM | 14 | [60] OLIVERS LL – STILL ENRT/ STUCK IN HEAVY TRFC / COPIES LINE 57- BUT THERES NO SHOULDER WHERE HES AT | |||||
| 6:16 AM | 13 | [57] [Notification] [CHP]-OLIVERS INQ IF THEY CAN USE SHOULDER TO PASS / THEY ARE STUCK IN GRID-LOCK TRFC [Shared] | |||||
| 6:01 AM | 12 | [56] C96-083 MEDIA IS 97 | |||||
| 5:29 AM | 11 | [48] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 OLIVERS TOW 800.696.9609 – EVID [Shared] | |||||
| 4:50 AM | 10 | [29] ^***ISSUE SIGALERT*** WB 580 TO WB 80. LEFT LANES BLOCKED DUE TO COLLISION. UNK ETO, EXPECT DELAYS. [Shared] | |||||
| 4:43 AM | 9 | [21] C96-083 97 / BLKG 1-2 [Shared] | |||||
| 4:38 AM | 8 | [18] 32-M4 TMCGG, REQ SIG ALERT [Shared] | |||||
| 4:38 AM | 7 | [17] 32-M4 BLKG 1-2 LANE [Shared] | |||||
| 4:37 AM | 6 | [15] 1039 BRG [Shared] | |||||
| 4:35 AM | 5 | [9] PK TK VS SD [Shared] | |||||
| 4:35 AM | 4 | [6] 1039 OAK FIRE FOR MEDICAL PER LINE 3 | |||||
| 4:33 AM | 3 | [4] WB 580 JEO MARITIME ONR | |||||
| 4:32 AM | 2 | [2] BLKG # 1-2 | |||||
| 4:31 AM | 1 | [1] DRK GRY LEXS IS VS WHI UTIL TRK VS WHI UTIL VAN | |||||
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These limp D.As are ruining innocent peoples lives. Prosecute these scumbags and hold them accountable.
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