Driver killed in confrontation with Hayward police March 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — A driver fleeing police struck several patrol cars and injured an officer before he was shot and killed Tuesday at a motel in the San Francisco Bay Area, police said. Hayward police were investigating a dozen robberies in the Bay Area city since December involving elderly women who had used ATMs, Hayward Police Chief Toney Chaplin said at a news conference. The thieves smashed in passenger windows and stole purses, and several victms were hurt, Chaplin said. “Other jurisdictions throughout the Bay Area have experienced similar crimes during the same time frame,” the chief said.