{"id":9502,"date":"2026-05-14T01:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9502"},"modified":"2026-05-14T01:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:34:33","slug":"bay-area-police-chief-charged-with-hit-and-run-on-familys-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9502","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area police chief charged with hit-and-run on family\u2019s car"},"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 || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; 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=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"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=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; 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=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; 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=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Bay Area police chief is facing hit-and-run charges after she allegedly sideswiped a family\u2019s vehicle on the highway before driving off, later insisting she was dealing with a possible medical emergency.<\/p>\n<p>The Alameda County District Attorney announced charges this week against San Leandro Police Chief Angela Averiett, who was placed on administrative leave Wednesday after speaking publicly about the incident and defending her actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am aware that a misdemeanor charge has been filed related to a traffic incident that occurred in May of 2025,\u201d she said during a press conference. \u201cI was driving an unmarked police vehicle on Interstate 580 when contact was allegedly made with another vehicle. The CHP responded, investigated, and did not find cause to issue a citation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>San Leandro Police Chief Angela Averiett held a news conference after the Alameda County district attorney announced hit-and-run charges against her.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Averiett also claimed she did not knowingly leave the crash scene on Interstate 580 in Dublin because the reported damage was so \u201cminimal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to her account, she had been returning home from a city council meeting when she believed she was experiencing a \u201cmedical emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\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 day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She said she activated police lights on her department-issued Jeep and exited the highway after feeling chest pains.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Averiett clipped a vehicle while driving in the center median area. <\/p>\n<p>California Highway Patrol officers later investigated the collision. Averiett reportedly told officers she had chest pains that later subsided.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u00a0Chief Angela Averiett. <span class=\"credit\">sanleandro.org<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CHP investigators ultimately declined to pursue hit-and-run charges at the time, citing Averiett\u2019s claim that she was unaware any collision had occurred despite damage found on both vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the other vehicle, Daffani Ryan, had been traveling home from a San Francisco Giants game with her husband and two children when the crash occurred, according to ABC 7.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan immediately called 911 after the collision.<\/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<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Her department-issued Jeep.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The controversy deepened after Ryan alleged that a San Leandro police lieutenant later contacted her and offered to pay for the vehicle damage if she chose not to report the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The officer identified in that claim was Antwinette Turner, who now serves as a deputy chief with Bay Area Rapid Transit.<\/p>\n<p>The crash has since become part of a broader internal dispute within the San Leandro Police Department.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Behind the wheel of her department-issued Jeep. <span class=\"credit\">ABC7<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this year, Sgt. Mike Olivera filed a nine-page complaint accusing Averiett of a \u201ctroubling pattern of lack of accountability, selective enforcement and concealment of violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Rains, an attorney representing the San Leandro Police Officers\u2019 Association, told ABC 7 he believes the chief received preferential treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Union officials say morale inside the department has suffered as officers question whether rank-and-file cops would have been treated the same way.<\/p>\n<p>Averiett has worked in Bay Area law enforcement since 2001 and previously served with the Hayward Police Department and BART Police.<\/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; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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