The California Highway Patrol reported that at around 1:52 am Sunday, they responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 24 between Fish Ranch Road and Wilder Road.
The crash involved a silver Saturn Vue and a black Toyota Camry which had a head-on collision. One male passenger from the Saturn was pronounced deceased on scene. The male driver of the Saturn was transported to John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek where he was initially listed with major injuries, but was later pronounced deceased also.
CHP said all five males within the Toyota Camry were transported to local area hospitals with major injuries. The identities of the deceased individuals were not released.
According to CHP, the initial investigation, it appears that the driver of the Saturn (35yr old male from an unknown city at this time and his male passenger-John Doe) was driving wrong way on Hwy-24, going eastbound in the westbound lanes between Fish Ranch Road and Wilder Road.
At that same time, the driver of the Toyota (25yr old male from Daly City) was driving in the westbound direction on Hwy-24 with his four male passengers (not all passengers have been identified yet but all appear to be in their 20s) when the vehicles collided head-on, causing catastrophic damage.
The passenger of the Saturn (John Doe) was pronounced deceased on scene. The Saturn driver was transported to to John Muir hospital but was also pronounced deceased. The driver of the Toyota was transported by helicopter to Kaiser hospital in Vacaville with major injuries. All four other passengers of the Toyota were transported to local hospitals with major injuries as well. The highway was partially shut down for investigation and the helicopter landing for transport.
Alcohol and/or drugs are suspected to be a contributing factor with the driver from the Saturn in this collision. The victim driver of the Toyota is not suspected of alcohol or drugs.
If anyone witnessed this collision or the events leading up to it, please contact Contra Costa CHP in Martinez, (925) 646-4980, as additional information may be helpful in this investigation.
CHP Log:
| Detail Information | |||||||
| 5:50 AM | 44 | [165] PER REACH 3 LN LONDON TAKEN TO KAISER VAC | |||||
| 4:41 AM | 43 | [148] ^***CANCEL SIGALERT*** ALL LANES OPEN | |||||
| 4:41 AM | 42 | [147] 19-404C SCENE IS CLR ALL LNS OPEN | |||||
| 4:34 AM | 41 | [145] Secondary Location for C19-404C: FOLLOWING VEH S TO YARD. | |||||
| 4:11 AM | 40 | [141] 19-S8 VIA LL AT 0220 THE #5 WAS OPENED 1 MIN BEFORE S8 WENT 97 IT WAS SHUT BACK DOWN FOR HELICOPTER | |||||
| 3:42 AM | 39 | [139] ^***UPDATE SIGALERT*** LANES 4-5 ARE OPEN, LANES 1-3 STILL CLOSED AT THIS TIME. UNK ETO. | |||||
| 3:38 AM | 38 | [137] 19-R1 OPEN #4-5 #1-3 STILL CLOSED W/ UNK ETO | |||||
| 3:32 AM | 37 | [133] [Notification] [CHP]-PLAYED BACK CAMERAS FOR BOTH BORE 3 AND BORE 4 FROM 0135 – 0155 HOURS, NEG WW VEH SEEN. [Shared] | |||||
| 3:14 AM | 36 | [127] 1039 TMC / WILL CHECK CAMERAS AND ADVS | |||||
| 2:56 AM | 35 | [120] 1039 19-S8 VIA LL | |||||
| 2:43 AM | 34 | [112] C19-404C LAND HELI JSO WIDLER ALL LNS BLKD | |||||
| 2:40 AM | 33 | [107] H30 1022’D BY FIRE | |||||
| 2:34 AM | 32 | [104] LINE 103 #5 IN BLK SD | |||||
| 2:25 AM | 31 | [97] 19-404C PRTY LN MEDINA-BERNARDINO/ UNK PRTY UNK VEH | |||||
| 2:22 AM | 30 | [89] H30 ENRT / ETA 11 MIN | |||||
| 2:19 AM | 29 | [86] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 OLIVERS TOW 800 696 9609 W/ 2 FBS | |||||
| 2:17 AM | 28 | [83] C19-404C GRY SUV MULTIPLE ALCOHOLIC BEV IN VEH | |||||
| 2:16 AM | 27 | [82] 19-404C MAKE BOTH 1185 EVIDENCE | |||||
| 2:15 AM | 26 | [81] C19-404C 1 1144 CONFIRMED BY FIRE | |||||
| 2:15 AM | 25 | [80] LL 1185 | |||||
| 2:13 AM | 24 | [74] 404C NEG MISSING DRVR / BOTH DRVR TRAPPED IN VEH | |||||
| 2:12 AM | 23 | [73] 19-404C GRY SUV W/ 2 OCC’P/ 1 OO VEH W/ UNK | |||||
| 2:11 AM | 22 | [68] ^***ISSUE SIGALERT*** WB 24 JEO WILDER ALL LANES BLOCKED DUE TO TRAFFIC COLLISION. UNK ETO AT THIS TIME. | |||||
| 2:11 AM | 21 | [67] 1039 DOTCC | |||||
| 2:09 AM | 20 | [63] [Notification] [CHP]-FIRE LL/ REQ BRING IN BREAK AND STOP TRAFFIC JEO WILDER [Shared] | |||||
| 2:07 AM | 19 | [61] OAK FIRE CB / NEG IN THEIR AREA / IN ORIDNA AREA | |||||
| 2:07 AM | 18 | [60] 19-404C WB JEO WILDER BLKNG ALL LNS | |||||
| 2:03 AM | 17 | [55] RP SPEAKING W/ SOMEONE / POSS FIRE | |||||
| 2:02 AM | 16 | [49] [Appended, 02:02:36] [12] 1039 1141 | |||||
| 2:01 AM | 15 | [45] [Appended, 02:02:36] [8] 4 VEH TC | |||||
| 2:01 AM | 14 | [43] [Appended, 02:02:36] [6] DK COL SD ON RHS | |||||
| 2:00 AM | 13 | [42] [Appended, 02:02:36] [5] DK COL SD IN LN 4 | |||||
| 2:00 AM | 12 | [34] [Appended, 02:01:20] [4] RP SOUNDS DISORIENTED / POSS INJ | |||||
| 2:00 AM | 11 | [40] [Appended, 02:02:36] [3] 2 OTHER VEH ALSO INVD | |||||
| 1:59 AM | 10 | [39] [Appended, 02:02:36] [2] DK COL SD SIDEWAYS IN LN 3,4 | |||||
| 1:59 AM | 9 | [38] [Appended, 02:02:36] [1] DK COL SUV ON TOP OF CD | |||||
| 1:57 AM | 8 | [22] [Appended, 01:58:23] [8] XFR COCO FIRE | |||||
| 1:55 AM | 7 | [19] [Appended, 01:58:23] [5] VEH BLKG UNK LANES | |||||
| 1:54 AM | 6 | [18] [Appended, 01:58:23] [4] VEH THAT WAS DRIVING WW // UNK SUV | |||||
| 1:54 AM | 5 | [7] 1039 FIRE | |||||
| 1:54 AM | 4 | [10] [Appended, 01:56:37] [2] UNK IF BLKG OR IN CD | |||||
| 1:53 AM | 3 | [3] BLKG #1 -2 | |||||
| 1:53 AM | 2 | [16] [Appended, 01:58:23] [2] VEH WAS DRIVING WW PRIOR | |||||
| 1:52 AM | 1 | [9] [Appended, 01:56:37] [1] UNK SD VS CD | |||||
5 comments
The Saturn probably was driving in the wrong lane when he entered the tunnel and continue on Hwy 24 afterwards It’s best to drive in the extreme right lane.
It’s best to drive in the middle lanes. If someone is getting on in the wrong direction they will be driving in the slow lane (far right lane)…
If someone is driving the wrong direction, they’re drunk. If they’re drunk, they could be driving in ANY LANE. NO lane is safe if a drunk driver is coming at you in the wrong direction. Wise up.
I agree with Nick that no lane is safe, but traffic stories cite (according to CHP) that the most dangerous lane (the lane where most accidents occur with wrong way drivers) is the lane closest to the median – the fast lane.
DUI. Total shock.
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