THE FAMILY OF an Oakland school employee killed by a suspect fleeing from the California Highway Patrol last week said Monday he saved his girlfriend’s life that day.

Marvin Boomer Jr., a teacher and academic coach at Castlemont High School, was allegedly killed Wednesday by Eric Scott Hernandez-Garcia, an 18-year-old driving a suspected stolen car who lost control while being chased by the CHP in East Oakland.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.