A car accident report from the Tehama County area of California disclosed that a suspected armed robber lost his life in a fatal police chase crash. Jacob Gabriel, 32, of Eureka, passed away on Tuesday night, June 30th.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department deputies attempted a vehicle stop on the 2006 Infiniti FX35 driven by the victim on State Route 36E. It was near Antelope Boulevard at around 10:30 p.m.
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The investigators said that they wanted to take Gabriel into custody and question him in connection to multiple robberies in several Northern California communities. They also revealed that the man fled from officers in Chico after ramming into police vehicles.
The TCSD, with the help of the CHP and the Red Bluff Police Department, tried to deploy a spike strip to stop the then-suspect, but it was unsuccessful. He kept driving at a speed of 110 miles per hour and entered into the north lane of North Main Street. The Infiniti then collided with a concrete center median causing the victim to lose control.
Gabriel struck a Caltrans traffic trailer, and the vehicle drifted onto the gravel shoulder and overturned, ejecting the man. He suffered severe injuries, and medics transported him to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, where he passed away.
The sheriff’s office believes that the victim was not wearing a seatbelt and disclosed that they recovered evidence from multiple armed robberies. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
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