Benicia Pursuit Results In Crash, Lockdown, Search Wednesday

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A Benicia police pursuit of a vehicle west on I780 resulted in a crash at Glen Cove Road, the ejection of a female occupant, lockdown of a nearby high school and an ongoing search for a male suspect believed to be on foot in the area.

The incident was first observed at approximately 11:10 a.m. with police behind a vehicle west on I780, that car crashing and ejecting the female passenger.

Motorists report an ongoing search for another occupant, believed to be a male of unknown description, who fled the scene on foot. Nearby St. Patrick High School was locked down as the police search got underway.

Benicia PD blocked off I780 at Columbus Parkway with westbound traffic diverted to the Columbus offramp.

It was not immediately known what initiated the pursuit.

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13 Comments

  1. Robert on Mar 12, 2026 at 6:58 am

    Only news site to provide actual news of this incident. Thanks for the alert.

  2. darren on Mar 12, 2026 at 11:13 am

    only information I was able to find on this. shut down the freeway for a couple of hours

  3. Maisey on Mar 12, 2026 at 5:24 pm

    How do we get your alerts?

  4. James on Mar 12, 2026 at 11:54 pm

    That was pretty crazy. Did the lady make it???

  5. maryanne on Mar 13, 2026 at 4:07 am

    Thanks for covering. We had no idea what was going on when they sealed off the freeway.

  6. Emmy on Mar 13, 2026 at 8:16 am

    Thanks for the answers. We had no idea what was happening.

  7. Greer Marston on Mar 13, 2026 at 10:14 am

    Did they ever find the guy?

    • NEWS24-680 on Mar 13, 2026 at 4:41 pm

      Not that we’re aware of…

  8. david hof on Mar 13, 2026 at 12:12 pm

    Shared your alert with neighbors after the school locked down. They should be signing up with you today.

    • NEWS24-680 on Mar 13, 2026 at 12:16 pm

      They’d be most welcome, David, we have more folks joining us every day. Thanks for sharing!

  9. Ben on Mar 13, 2026 at 6:17 pm

    wild

  10. Gail on Mar 14, 2026 at 5:48 am

    Do you have regular coverage of Benicia???

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