A person found dead by the side of a vehicle shortly after San Pablo police called off a pursuit has been identified by authorities, more than a week after the chase took place.
Joshua Marks, 29, of Richmond, was found dead outside the vehicle when Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of the crash on June 22. The pursuit had started on San Pablo Dam Road toward El Sobrante at 12:20 a.m.
It took several days to find Marks’ next of kin, according to authorities.
A statement from San Pablo police Lt. Brian Bubar last week said an officer saw a 1997 green Nissan Altima speeding and tried to pull it over. The Nissan instead kept going.
Bubar said the officer pursued the Nissan for about 30 seconds, nearly a mile to the 4700 block of Appian Way in El Sobrante. The officer called off the chase when the Nissan started going faster than 90 mph, Bubar said.
Less than a half-mile away, deputies found Marks motionless outside the crashed car. Bubar said Thursday afternoon that authorities have confirmed Marks was driving the Nissan.
The California Highway Patrol has taken over as the lead investigative agency.
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