The 17-year-old driver who allegedly killed three people in East Oakland and sent three others to the hospital Saturday night has been charged with felony hit-and-run and three counts of felony vehicular manslaughter, according to police officials. 

Investigators are still waiting to obtain a search warrant to test the boy’s blood for drugs and alcohol, Oakland interim Police Chief James Beere said at a Monday afternoon news conference. 

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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.