The California Highway Patrol reported Sunday morning that at approximately 3:41 am, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a wrong way driver traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near the Carquinez Bridge
The wrong way vehicle (Honda SUV) continued westbound in the eastbound lanes and collided head on into a vehicle (Tesla Model 3) traveling in the eastbound lanes of I-80, just west of Pomona Street. Both vehicles sustained major damage and came to rest within the eastbound lanes. Moments later, a third vehicle (Toyota Camry) traveling eastbound collided into the damaged vehicles.
Due to the collision, the Honda and the Tesla became fully engulfed in flames.
The driver and sole occupant of the Honda and the Tesla sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the Toyota sustained minor injuries.
At this time, it is undetermined if drugs and/or alcohol were a factor. This incident is still under investigation.
If anyone witnessed this collision, the wrong way vehicle prior to the collision, or the events leading up to the collision, please contact Contra Costa CHP in Martinez at (925) 646-4980
CHP Log:
| Detail Information | |||||||
| 5:55 AM | 44 | [136] 1039 LINE 134 | |||||
| 4:45 AM | 43 | [120] 19-180C VIA MDC INQ IF TMC HAS VIDEO FOOTAGE OF TC // TRYING TO GET PLT OF WW DRIVER | |||||
| 4:44 AM | 42 | [119] @ 0436 HRS 1039 SO FOR CORONER // ADVS OF 19-S8 1021 // CORONER WILL 1021 19-S8 | |||||
| 4:14 AM | 41 | [107] 19-241C EB 80 APPRO APPIAN // DO THEY NEED ANOTHER TRFC BREAK | |||||
| 4:13 AM | 40 | [104] 1039 SO | |||||
| 4:11 AM | 39 | [103] 19-404C HAVE SO SEND MORE UNITS TO HELP BLK THE OFR | |||||
| 4:11 AM | 38 | [102] 1039 SO NEG FLARES | |||||
| 4:04 AM | 37 | [95] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 Olivers Towing RCH 800.696.9609 * * EVIDENCE / ENRT W/ 1 TK | |||||
| 4:02 AM | 36 | [93] 1039 CIVIC CENTER TO 1022 / BOT | |||||
| 4:01 AM | 35 | [90] M1 CPYS / WILL HANDLE 1185 REQ | |||||
| 4:01 AM | 34 | [89] 19-180C 3 VEH INVL’D | |||||
| 4:00 AM | 33 | [86] ^***ISSUE SIGALERT*** EB 80 JEO CUMMINGS SKYWAY ALL LANES BLOCKED DUE TO TRAFFIC COLLISION. UNK ETO AT THIS TIME. | |||||
| 4:00 AM | 32 | [83] TASK .031 TMCGG,REQ SIG ALERT ALL LNS BLKD | |||||
| 3:59 AM | 31 | [81] C19-180C HAVE INCOMING UNITS DIVERT TRFC TO CUMINGS SKYWAY // ALL LNS BLK’D | |||||
| 3:58 AM | 30 | [80] 1039 COCO SO CPYS LINE 74 / THEY HAVE 2 DEPUTIES 1097 | |||||
| 3:58 AM | 29 | [78] 22-S6 SW MAROON / REQ SIG ALERT IF NOT ALREADY STARTED ALL LNS BLKD | |||||
| 3:57 AM | 28 | [75] 19-404 BRINGING IN ANOTHER BREAK FRM 4 | |||||
| 3:55 AM | 27 | [69] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 CIVIC CENTER TOW — FLATBED – 800-286-8699 | |||||
| 3:54 AM | 26 | [67] 22-80 UPDATED // BELIEVES ALL PTYS INVD IN TC 1097 | |||||
| 3:54 AM | 25 | [66] 180C BREAK NOW | |||||
| 3:54 AM | 24 | [65] 404C INQ IF THEY NEED BREAK OR STRAIGHT TO SCENE? | |||||
| 3:53 AM | 23 | [61] 22-80 INFO // FIRE 1097 / 1 PTY FROM TC 1097 – 1 PTY STILL INSIDE ONE OF THE VEHS | |||||
| 3:52 AM | 22 | [55] TASK .031 SCGG ,REQ 1185 FB ON EXPEDITE | |||||
| 3:51 AM | 21 | [52] C22-080 TESLA – PER PSBY PTY TRAPPED IN VEH / FULLY ENGULFED – SUSPECT FLED SCENE ON FOOT | |||||
| 3:51 AM | 20 | [51] 19-180C BREAK STARTED AT WILLOW | |||||
| 3:50 AM | 19 | [48] [Rotation Request Comment] 1021 BAY AREA TOW NEG ANSWER | |||||
| 3:50 AM | 18 | [46] LL 1185 | |||||
| 3:49 AM | 17 | [41] 19-180C CPYS LINE 38 GETTING BREAK STARTED NOW | |||||
| 3:48 AM | 16 | [38] TMC VAI LL – PER CCTV // EB 80 JWO BRG – ALL TRFC STOPPED =- VEH COMPLETELY ENGULFED – POSS FIRE OR 1141 1097 / EMERGENCY LIGHTS VISIBLE | |||||
| 3:47 AM | 15 | [37] 1039 BRDG | |||||
| 3:47 AM | 14 | [34] XFR COCO FIRE [Shared] | |||||
| 3:47 AM | 13 | [33] RP UNABLE TO GIVE FURTHER VEH DESC ADV ALMOST TC’D INTO VEHS [Shared] | |||||
| 3:47 AM | 12 | [30] 22-S6 REQ 1185 FB ON EXPEDITE | |||||
| 3:46 AM | 11 | [29] 22-S6 INQ IF COCO UNIT CAN BRING IN A BREAK | |||||
| 3:46 AM | 10 | [28] LL BRDG | |||||
| 3:45 AM | 9 | [21] 1039 COCO FIRE ALREADY ENRT TO EB 80 AT POMONA | |||||
| 3:45 AM | 8 | [25] [Appended, 03:45:54] [4] PER ANOTHER CALLER .. TESLA VS UNK | |||||
| 3:45 AM | 7 | [20] LL COCO FIRE | |||||
| 3:44 AM | 6 | [19] LOOKED LIKE WHI CAR REAR END WAS UP IN THE AIR AND OTHER VEH ALMOST ON TOP OF IT | |||||
| 3:44 AM | 5 | [23] [Appended, 03:45:54] [2] 1 VEH IS ON FIRE AND OT VERTICALLY IN RDWAY | |||||
| 3:43 AM | 4 | [22] [Appended, 03:45:54] [1] 2 VEH TC | |||||
| 3:43 AM | 3 | [11] MIDDLE LANE | |||||
| 3:42 AM | 2 | [7] NOW A TC | |||||
| 3:41 AM | 1 | [3] WIT BY A CALTRANS/BRDG TOW DRVR | |||||
