Man hurled from vehicle in crash as accused carjackers flee cops, California police say

A man ejected from a vehicle hit by accused carjackers fleeing the police suffered serious injuries on Interstate 680, California officials reported.

Three people stole a woman’s vehicle in a store parking lot in Fremont at 5:08 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, city police said in a news release.

Police later spotted the stolen vehicle on community cameras and gave chase, the release said.

The accused carjackers pulled onto I-680, where they crashed into an unrelated vehicle in Milpitas, police said. A man thrown from the other vehicle suffered serious injuries.

Three people in the stolen vehicle were arrested, the release said. Police did not release their names.

Fremont is a city of 230,000 people about 40 miles southeast of San Francisco.

This story was originally published December 19, 2022 at 10:20 AM with the headline "Man hurled from vehicle in crash as accused carjackers flee cops, California police say."