Overview
- The chase began after an alert for a vehicle stolen from Hollister, which Gilroy police first spotted before it left the city.
- Morgan Hill officers tried two traffic stops on Monterey Road, and the driver failed to yield and struck a tree and a dump truck.
- Officers slowed to clear a red light at Monterey Road and Leavesley Road and then lost sight of the pickup.
- The truck overturned near First Street by St. Mary Catholic Church, ejecting all three occupants, with two dying at the scene and a third airlifted in critical condition.
- The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, and police closed Monterey Road around the church as crews worked the scene.