Wild Morning In Danville As Traffic Stop Gets Hairy Saturday

A driver Tased by police after declining to comply during a traffic stop near Railroad Avenue allegedly sped away – ramming two Danville police cars and leading officers on a wild chase that ended with the rollover crash of another police car and the crash of the suspect vehicle.

Things apparently got underway during a traffic stop near Railroad Avenue at approximately 5 a.m.

For reasons still unexplained the driver of the car police had stopped sped away despite being Tased by officers, eventually crashing near I-680 and Sycamore Valley Road.

One other police car apparently rolled during the chase, which reached speeds of about 50 mph, ending up on its roof at San Ramon Valley Boulevard and Oak Court. The officer in that car was briefly trapped in his car but was not believed to be injured.