January 2, 2010 (by Horatio Algren) According to an Oakland accident attorney, authorities a teen driver was involved in a fatal car crash while driving without a valid license.
The driver a 17 year old according to police was speeding in a stolen car at the time of the crash and has been identified by relatives as Chinook Bacon of Oakland.
Bacon was driving a stolen Toyota Camry when he sped through a stop sign and was spotted by Oakland police officers, according to Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason. The Camry then collided on 62nd Avenue and Foothill Boulevard with a white Saturn.
The driver of the Saturn identified as 66 year old Barbara Mitchell of Oakland sustained major internal injuries and died a short time later according to Thomason. Mitchell’s 45 year old passenger sustained moderate to major injuries in the collision. The passenger’s identity has not been released.
Bacon was arrested on suspicion of murder, and other charges according to Oakland police spokesman Thomason. Passengers in the stolen Camry included an 18 year old that was arrested after admitting he knew he was riding in a stolen vehicle. Another passenger a 14 year old was taken into custody in connection with multiple charges and, an adult male sustained moderate injuries during the crash and was arrested at the hospital.