San Leandro Police Chief Angela Averiett has been placed on administrative leave after a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge was filed in connection with a freeway collision last year. 

Averiett was placed on paid leave Wednesday after the charge was filed by the Alameda County District Attorney, city spokesman Dustin Claussen said in a press release.  

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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.