{"id":3864,"date":"2026-04-05T01:52:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3864"},"modified":"2026-04-05T01:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:52:43","slug":"bay-area-police-chiefs-bizarre-excuse-for-leaving-hit-and-run-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3864","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area police chief\u2019s bizarre excuse for leaving hit-and-run scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || 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\/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Bay Area police chief is under fire after allegedly clipping a family\u2019s car on the highway in a hit-and-run \u2014\u00a0later claiming chest pain forced her to drive on the shoulder while speeding home.<\/p>\n<p>San Leandro\u2019s Police Chief Angela Averiett was behind the wheel of her department-issued Jeep on Interstate 580 near Dublin last year when she veered from the shoulder into a lane where a family was driving home San Francisco Giants game near Dublin, ABC 7 reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chief Angela Averiett. <span class=\"credit\">sanleandro.org<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The driver of the other vehicle, Daffani Ryan. <span class=\"credit\">ABC7 News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The driver of the family car, Daffani Ryan, stunned and shaken with her husband and two kids inside, immediately called 911.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI just got hit by a police officer,\u201d she told dispatchers, describing the impact as sounding like a shotgun blast.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan told ABC 7 the silver Jeep\u2019s lights were flashing right before \u201cit smoked my mirror,\u201d clipped her driver\u2019s side and sped off without stopping.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption> The silver Jeep. <span class=\"credit\">ABC7 News Bay Area<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The San Leandro Police Officers\u2019 Association attorney, Mike Rains, also expressed his belief that Averiett was given preferential treatment. <span class=\"credit\">ABC7 News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her husband was able to take down the vehicle\u2019s the license plate number, which the California Highway Patrol traced back to Averiett\u2019s SUV.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In her account to investigators, Averiett claimed she didn\u2019t realize a collision had occurred and didn\u2019t hear any impact,\u00a0even though both vehicles had matching damage.<\/p>\n<p>The CHP, citing the chief\u2019s claims that she wasn\u2019t aware she struck anyone, declined to pursue hit-and-run charges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every 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Mike Olivera.<\/p>\n<p>The nine\u2011page document accuses Averiett of a \u201ctroubling pattern of lack of accountability, selective enforcement and concealment of violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The San Leandro Police Officers\u2019 Association attorney, Mike Rains, also expressed his belief to ABC 7 that Averiett was given preferential treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Union leaders say the situation has crushed morale among rank\u2011and\u2011file officers, who believe the chief received special treatment not afforded to regular cops, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.<\/p>\n<p>Averiett, a veteran of Bay Area law enforcement since 2001 who was previously with the Hayward Police Department and BART Police, refused to answer questions when confronted by ABC 7 in the San Leandro Police Department parking lot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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