At 8:28 am Friday, Contra Costa County firefighters responded to westbound Highway 4 at Alhambra Ave in the City of Martinez after a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed struck a tree. The driver was pronounced deceased on scene.
No further information is available as of 9:30 am.
Update per CHP:
FATAL COLLISION this morning on HWY4
This morning at about 8:29am, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a solo vehicle, solo occupant, vehicle vs. a tree collision on SR-4 westbound at the Alhambra Road off ramp. Upon CHP and emergency personnel arrival, the driver (unknown age male from Walnut Creek) was trapped within the Honda sedan and unresponsive. The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.
In the initial investigation, it appears that the driver was driving the 1994 Black Honda Civic SR-4 westbound approaching the Alhambra Road off ramp at an unknown speed. At the time it was raining and the roadway was wet. For unknown reasons, the driver veered from his lane to the right and off the roadway, down the embankment towards the off ramp located below. His Honda’s left driver side impacted directly into a large tree and came to rest with the tree fully crushing into the driver seat and male. He was pronounced deceased on scene. The vehicle is being recovered now and the off ramps #1 lane is partially shut down to recover the Honda.
It is unknown if alcohol or drugs are a factor in this collision. It is still under investigation and if anyone witnessed it or the events leading up to it, please contact Contra Costa CHP in Martinez, (925) 646-4980. Thank you
CHP Log:
| Detail Information | |||||||
| 9:16 AM | 13 | [33] 1039 COCO SO – THEY HAVE NO WITNESS OR CALLER INFO EITEHR [Shared] | |||||
| 9:15 AM | 12 | [32] 1039 MARTINEZ PD – THEY HAVE NO RECORDS OF ANY CALLS OR WITNESS INFO [Shared] | |||||
| 8:58 AM | 11 | [31] 19-S21 1 LN OF OFR BLKD [Shared] | |||||
| 8:52 AM | 10 | [29] 1039 DOT-CC [Shared] | |||||
| 8:51 AM | 9 | [28] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 OLIVERS TOWING SD 412 800.696.9609 W/ EVIDENCE TOW [Shared] | |||||
| 8:51 AM | 8 | [27] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 OLIVERS TOW 800.696.9609 SD412 [Shared] | |||||
| 8:48 AM | 7 | [26] 1039 CORONER / REQ OFCR 1021 THEM [Shared] | |||||
| 8:44 AM | 6 | [20] [FSP] has closed their incident [] | |||||
| 8:44 AM | 5 | [19] 19-683 CONFIRMED 114 – START CORONER AND EVIDENCE 1185 [Shared] | |||||
| 8:38 AM | 4 | [16] 19-S21 AND 19-S1 1097 W / CAMERA [Shared] | |||||
| 8:29 AM | 3 | [6] RP ADVS HIT TREE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED [Shared] | |||||
| 8:29 AM | 2 | [3] XFR WIT STOPPED TO COCO FIRE | |||||
| 8:28 AM | 1 | [1] BLK HOND SED VS TREE | |||||
6 comments
Slow down. It’s wet out there.
Slow down period, wet, dry, whatever, slow down people.
Prayers for those involved and their families! What people fail to consider is that there could have been many factors involved outside of reckless driving (i.e. heart attack, brakes went out, etc). Stay safe and remind those around you how much you care for them, life is precious. Heaven gained an angel today.
I drove pass this as they were loading the Honda on the tow truck. Roof completely cut off by fire dept.
I drove by this as they were loading the Honda on the tow truck. Roof was cut completely off by fire and sitting next to the tow truck. Big tree limb inside vehicle.
Anything is possible why this accident happened…the reality is a young person died. That is tragic all by itself. So extremely sorry for the survivors and their pain of losing a loved one. I can’t even imagine that kind of sudden pain.
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