Overview
- Alameda County prosecutors filed the misdemeanor charge this week tied to a May 2025 crash on eastbound I-580 near the I-680 interchange.
- Prosecutors say Chief Angela Averiett was driving an unmarked San Leandro police Jeep with flashing lights in the center median when her mirror clipped another car and she left the scene.
- CHP records state the other motorist was unhurt and note Averiett later reported chest pain that eased after she exited the freeway.
- ABC7 reports the Jeep’s lights were turned off after the impact, the driver crossed several lanes to exit, and the victim’s husband recorded the plate linked to the chief’s assigned vehicle.
- The CHP had previously declined to seek charges based on Averiett’s claim she did not realize a collision occurred, and officials have offered limited public comment as the case develops.