8, Including 5 Kids, Killed By Car Fleeing Cops

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Seven people died in the crash when a driver tried to outrun police in the Central Valley town of Dinuba on August 8, 2009.
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A fifth child has died after a stolen car fleeing police in California's Central Valley crashed into a pickup, bringing the death toll to eight.

The Dodge Neon that carried the fleeing suspects had been carjacked. When an officer tried to pull the vehicle over for a traffic infraction Saturday afternoon, it led authorities on a chase, according to Dinuba police.

The car ran a stop sign and slammed into a pickup carrying a couple and their five children. No one in the truck was wearing seat belts.

Carlos and Jennifer Salazar are in the hospital with moderate to major injuries. Four of their young children were killed at the scene, and a fifth -- 8-year-old Carlos Eric Salazar -- died at the hospital Sunday.

Authorities have not identified the three dead suspects.

Two Killed At Toll Booth On The Richmond/SanRafael Bridge

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Aug 12, 2009 12:33 am US/Pacific

2 Shot, Killed At Richmond Bridge Toll Plaza

RICHMOND (CBS 5 / AP / BCN) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Scene of Tuesday's shooting at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tonight issued a statement regarding the death of a toll collector who was one of two people killed on the toll plaza of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge in a shooting that appears to have stemmed from a domestic dispute.

"Maria and I join all Californians in expressing our shock and sadness over the death of Deborah Ross," Schwarzenegger said in a statement. "Deborah was a devoted and hard-working public servant and we are grateful for her dedicated service to our state."

Sergeant Bisa French of the Richmond Police told CBS 5 police received reports of shots fired and arrived to find a toll taker dead at the scene. The incident happened shortly before 6 p.m. when a man shot and killed Ross, 51, who was inside a booth and a man in his 40s who was in a car in the parking lot of the toll plaza.

Police have identified the suspect as 46-year-old Nathaniel Burris, who was in a "dating relationship" and lived with Ross, French said.

Burris allegedly fled in a white 2005 Ford van with the words "Western Eagle Shuttle" in orange lettering and California license plate No. 8U40504.

Western Eagle Shuttle is a San Rafael-based airport transportation company, according to its Web site, and French said it's likely Burris worked for the company.

"There's an extensive search. We have officers all over the state on the lookout for him and the vehicle," French said. "We're doing an all out manhunt."

French said airports statewide have also been alerted of the case.

Richmond police went to the home Burris and Ross shared in the 400 block of Second Street in Richmond, but did not locate Burris, French said.

Burris is considered armed and dangerous and anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call 911.

Ross had worked for the California Department of Transportation for eight years, according to the governor's office. Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff in honor of Ross.

Officer Sam Morgan of the California Highway Patrol said both bodies remained at the scene late Tuesday evening as detectives investigated.