At 9:21 pm Friday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian and Highway 4 and Laurel in Antioch.
It was reported that the vehicle struck a pedestrian with the number 1 lane blocked. A medical helicopter was requested. Later the helicopter was cancelled for a ground transport.
By 9:32 pm, one person was laying on the ground and two others were injured in a vehicle according to Engine 52 who was on scene.
At least one person was killed with two people sustaining minor injuries in the vehicle and a third patient with moderate injuries.
CHP Update PEDESTRIAN FATALITY ON HWY-4
This evening at approximately 9:20pm, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a vehicle collision vs. a pedestrian on HWY-4 westbound, east of Laurel road. Upon emergency personnel and CHP arrival, a male pedestrian (29yr old male from Pinole) had been struck by a vehicle and was lying in the roadway. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency personnel. The driver of the Nissan sedan that hit the pedestrian suffered major injuries and she was transported to the hospital. The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Coroners Office will be handling the release of identity of the deceased male pedestrian.
In the initial investigation, the female driver (23yr old female from Bethel Island) was traveling westbound on Hwy-4 in a 2012 Nissan Versa, east of Laurel road. For unknown reasons, the male pedestrian was in the roadway and directly in the path of the approaching Nissan. The driver of the Nissan was unable to avoid the pedestrian and collided into him, causing fatal injuries. The driver suffered non life-threatening but major injuries and was transported to John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek. Her two passengers in the Nissan were not injured.
This incident is still under investigation. If anyone witnessed this collision or the events leading up to it, please contact Contra Costa CHP in Martinez at (925) 646-4980. Thank you
CHP Log
| Detail Information | |||||||
| 9:35 PM | 10 | [18] [Notification] [CHP]-^***ISSUE SIGALERT*** WB 4 JEO LAUREL ALL LANES BLOCKED DUE TO TRAFFIC COLLISION. UNK ETO AT THIS TIME. TRAFFIC DIVERTED OFF AT LAUREL. | |||||
| 9:35 PM | 9 | [17] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 OLIVER’S TOW FOR EVIDENCE 510-758-3790 | |||||
| 9:34 PM | 8 | [16] C19-241C REQ EVIDENCE TOW | |||||
| 9:31 PM | 7 | [14] 1039 dotcc | |||||
| 9:31 PM | 6 | [11] C19-241C 97 – ALL LNS BLOCKED | |||||
| 9:22 PM | 5 | [9] BLKG #1 LN | |||||
| 9:22 PM | 4 | [8] XFR FIRE SINCE RP IS NEAR PED | |||||
| 9:21 PM | 3 | [6] RP STILL IN HIS VEH | |||||
| 9:20 PM | 2 | [2] 1125 IN LN | |||||
| 9:20 PM | 1 | [1] PED VS VEH | |||||
3 comments
The definition of a “pedestrian” is one who is walking on a surface, usually a street! Was this pedestrian taking a walk on the freeway? This was not explained clearly.
I agree and wish there was more info. Was this a case of somebody with a vehicle issue that broke down and made the wrong call, or one of the local homeless urchins taking an ill advised stroll on the freeway?
I wonder why there is usually so little info in reporting. Mentions that the driver was on the area for unknown reasons, but can’t shed light on why in the world someone is dancing around on a freeway?
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