Just after 7:00 am Thursday, Contra Costa County Fire was dispatched to a report of a vehicle crash on eastbound Highway 4 just prior to the Hillcrest exit. It was reported multiple vehicles involved with at least 1 person trapped.
By 7:08 am, Engine 81 reported that 3-4 vehicles were on the shoulder and confirmed a patient was trapped including an infant with a broken leg. A total of 3 AMR units were requested along with a medical helicopter.
As of 7:20 am, Contra Costa County Fire reported that the landing spot was going to be on Highway 4 and CHP would shut down the freeway. A total of 5 patients were being treated with the 1-year-old to be airlifted to UC Davis.
In total, 5 children injured along with 1 adult.
Check back for updates.
CHP Traffic
| Detail Information | |||||||
| 7:58 AM | 27 | [44] A19-404A 2 VEH 1180 | |||||
| 7:58 AM | 26 | [43] 1039 DOT-CC | |||||
| 7:57 AM | 25 | [42] ^***CANCEL SIGALERT*** ALL LANES OPEN | |||||
| 7:57 AM | 24 | [41] A19-403A ALL LNS OPEN | |||||
| 7:51 AM | 23 | [40] 19-S1 #2 LN OPEN | |||||
| 7:41 AM | 22 | [39] 19-403 HELO DEPARTED #1 LN OPEN | |||||
| 7:39 AM | 21 | [38] ^***ISSUE SIGALERT*** E/B SR-4 W/OF HILLCREST AVE, ALL LANES BLOCKED DUE TO COLLISION. UNK ETO, EXPECT DELAYS. | |||||
| 7:39 AM | 20 | [37] WB LNS NOT EFFECTED | |||||
| 7:39 AM | 19 | [36] ALL EB LNS BLKD | |||||
| 7:38 AM | 18 | [34] 19-403 REQ SIG ALERT | |||||
| 7:33 AM | 17 | [30] 19-404 HOLDING ALL LNS FOR HELO//HELO 97 | |||||
| 7:28 AM | 16 | [29] 19-403 PER BALTALLION CHIEF HELO ETA 5 MIN WILL HAVE FWY STOPPED | |||||
| 7:23 AM | 15 | [27] 19-404 PRTY PINNED W/MAJ INJ | |||||
| 7:22 AM | 14 | [26] 19-403 TRFC GETTING BY IN #1 LN #2-3-4-5 LNS BLKD | |||||
| 7:21 AM | 13 | [25] 19-S1 CPYS ALL INQ EXTENT INJ | |||||
| 7:20 AM | 12 | [24] A19-405A #1-2 LNS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL CALFIRE GOES 97 | |||||
| 7:20 AM | 11 | [23] A19-404A FIRE IS HAVING CALFIRE HELO LANDING ON FWY WILL HAVE ALL LNS STOPPED ONCE 97 ETA 7 MIN | |||||
| 7:16 AM | 10 | [21] A19-405A BREAK STARTED | |||||
| 7:14 AM | 9 | [20] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AandK TOW 925-421-4076 | |||||
| 7:13 AM | 8 | [19] 19-404 REQ 1185 | |||||
| 7:12 AM | 7 | [16] A19-405A FIRE 97 BLKG SLO //REQ UNIT BRING IN BREAK TO MOVE VEH OO CD | |||||
| 7:06 AM | 6 | [5] 1039 1141 / XFR PB | |||||
| 7:05 AM | 5 | [2] VV TAN TOYT CAM XRAY DRVR PINNED IN AND 5 JUVS OO VEH | |||||
| 7:04 AM | 4 | [1] SLO LN | |||||
| 7:04 AM | 3 | [10] [Appended, 07:06:36] [3] BRO SD ON RHS // WHI VAN IN CD | |||||
| 7:03 AM | 2 | [9] [Appended, 07:06:36] [2] BRO SD HIT RHS WALL APPEARS INJ | |||||
| 7:03 AM | 1 | [8] [Appended, 07:06:36] [1] WHI VAN VS BRO SD | |||||
1 comment
CHP does a terrible job of patrolling Hwy 4. If they had just 1 officer patrolling daily, they would pay for that officer x 20.
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