The accident happened around 7 p.m. Sunday by I280 and First Street.
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Witnesses say the driver of a white pickup truck who fled the scene drove onto the sidewalk and then drove down a one-way street. A Good Samaritan then drove after him, and the suspect eventually came to a stop almost nine blocks away.
A twisted hunk of metal is all that is left of a black sedan - its wheels and roof were ripped off, and its mangled door was left hanging off its body.
"I turn around and I see the car smashed up and another car just drove off straight," said eyewitness Ty Daguy.
Among the victims was a family with a young child. The child's father tells Eyewitness News that his family is okay.
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There is no word on the extent or number of injuries.
It is still unclear what charges the suspect is facing.
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