Oakland street racing crash leaves suspected DUI driver hospitalized

OAKLAND, California. – A driver was hospitalized Tuesday after street racing on an Oakland highway and losing control of his vehicle before crashing into a pole.

The California Highway Patrol said calls came in around 11:40 a.m. about a crash on Interstate 580 west of Golf Links Road.

When officers arrived on scene, they found an overturned Camaro that had rolled over an embankment on the right shoulder of the road.

The driver of the Camaro was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries.

Witnesses told police the Camaro was racing another vehicle when it lost control, hit a pole, overturned an embankment and rolled several times before colliding with a tree.

A tire that came loose from the Camaro struck the windshield of another vehicle. This vehicle did not participate in the street race and its occupants were not injured.

The other vehicle involved has not been identified as the driver fled the scene.

The CHP said drugs may have played a role in the crash because the driver of the Camaro was under the influence of drugs.

This driver will be arrested after receiving medical treatment.