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Hammer-Wielding Suspects Carjack Person In West Sacramento, Lead Police On Chase

WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The search is on for two people who left the scene of a crash after an alleged carjacking in West Sacramento.

Police say a man was carjacked near Waterfront Place and Third Street early Friday morning. The suspects allegedly used a hammer to take the car.

Officers found the car and attempted to pull it over, but the driver refused to stop – starting a chase that ended in a crash near Manzanita Way and West Acre Road.

Three people were inside the car. The driver and one passenger took off.

A second passenger – an 18-year-old woman – was taken into custody. Her name has not been released, and no other information about the two other suspects has been given.

The carjacking victim was transported to a local hospital with a head injury.

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