At 1:39pm Saturday, a wrong-way driver on eastbound Highway 4 caused a shutdown of Highway 4 after a head-on vehicle crash. The vehicle then became engulfed in flames according to the CHP.
Multiple parties were injured in this collision and transported to the hospital but for non-life-threatening injuries.
CHP stated in the initial investigation, they have learned that the Contra Costa County sheriffs department was attempting to pull this truck over because it was reported as a stolen vehicle.
According to CHP:
POLICE ACTIVITY on HWY-4
This afternoon at approximately 1:39pm, Contra Costa CHP received a call of a truck (grey Ford F-250 pick up) driving wrong way within the eastbound lanes of HWY-4 at Willow Pass Road in Concord. Shortly thereafter, that Ford collided head-on with a red SUV in the far right #4 lane of eastbound HWY-4, east of Port Chicago HWY, and became fully engulfed in flames.
Multiple parties were injured in this collision and transported to the hospital but for non-life-threatening injuries. And the driver of the Ford suspect truck, exited and fled the collision scene and the Contra Costa County sheriffs office is searching for him now within the area. CHP is handling the collision investigation of this incident. The Contra Costa County sheriffs department will have further information as to the driver of the suspect Ford truck and the original reason to stop the Ford.
In the initial investigation we have learned that the Contra Costa County sheriffs department was attempting to pull this truck over because it was reported as a stolen vehicle. The driver in the Ford fled in the truck and drove wrong way to avoid officers following him, westbound in the the eastbound lanes of traffic. Then the Ford collided head-on with the red SUV in the eastbound lanes of HWY-4. Traffic is still heavy in this area due to this incident. Take an alternate route if possible.
Upon CHP, Fire, and medical personnel arrival, the driver had already fled the scene and CHP remained on scene to handle the traffic collision investigation. This is still an active investigation and anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Contra Costa CHP or the Contra Costa County sheriffs office. Thank you.
Here is the CHP Log:
| Detail Information | ||
| 2:24 PM | 19 | [48] AFFIRM ON CUPERTINO USING RHS PER 19-L2 [Shared] |
| 2:23 PM | 18 | [47] [Notification] [CHP]-LL W/ CUPERTINO TOW – DRVR STUCK IN TRFC- REQ PERMISSION TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER TO GET TO ABOVE 1020 [Shared] |
| 1:54 PM | 17 | [41] [CHP] has closed their incident [171021GG01779] |
| 1:54 PM | 16 | [40] A37 ENRT ETA 10 MINS [Shared] |
| 1:51 PM | 15 | [37] [Rotation Request Comment] *** 1039 ARROWHEAD / 800-750-6539 / SD 217 *** W / 1 FB [Shared] |
| 1:51 PM | 14 | [35] [CHP] has closed their incident [171021GG01786] |
| 1:50 PM | 13 | [34] 19-241 EB 4 JEO WP CONCORD SIDE ,JEO FIRE ELDERLY XRAY W/MAJ INJS /// 1039 1141 [Shared] |
| 1:50 PM | 12 | [33] [Rotation Request Comment] *** 1039 CUPERTINO TOW / 925-778-9292 / SD 581 —- W/1 FB *** [Shared] |
| 1:49 PM | 11 | [31] [Notification] [CHP]-PER 1141 PLS CONFIRM THAT TC IS WB 4 JWO WILLOW PASS [Shared] |
| 1:47 PM | 10 | [29] 19-241 REQ 2 1185’S 1 FOR ENGULFED VEH AND 1 FOR RED SUV W/MAJ FRNT END DAMAGE |
| 1:46 PM | 9 | [28] [Notification] [CHP]-PER ANOTHER – VEH IS EB 4 JWO WP – CNCD SIDE / DRVING WB IN EB LNS AND USING RHS – POSS ABOUT TO EXIT WP IN CNCD / LS 5 AGO / NEWER MODEL DGRY UNK MODEL 2D – NEG PLT INFO / NFI ON VEH DESC – UNK SUBJ DESC – NFI / SAG |
| 1:45 PM | 8 | [27] PER 19-404 VEH IS FULLY ENGULFED |
| 1:44 PM | 7 | [22] 1039 1141 / FIRE |
| 1:43 PM | 6 | [14] PER 19-S6 START FIRE APPEARS TO BE ON FIRE NOW |
| 1:43 PM | 5 | [12] PER WITNESS / VEHS HIT AT 60 MPH |
| 1:42 PM | 4 | [10] ON WILLOW PASS ONR |
| 1:42 PM | 3 | [8] [Appended, 13:42:41] [2] CCSO IN PURSUIT OF VEH |
| 1:41 PM | 2 | [6] [Notification] [CHP]-PER ANOTHER , VEH TC’D EB 4 ON UNK ONR , JEO 242 |
| 1:40 PM | 1 | [2] DRIVING WB ON EB RHS |
| Unit Information | ||
| 1:41 PM | 26 | Unit Assigned |
| 1:41 PM | 25 | Unit Enroute |
| 1:41 PM | 24 | Unit Cleared |
| 1:41 PM | 23 | Unit Assigned |
| 1:41 PM | 22 | Unit Enroute |
| 1:42 PM | 21 | Unit Cleared |
| 1:43 PM | 20 | Unit Assigned |
| 1:43 PM | 19 | Unit Enroute |
| 1:44 PM | 18 | Unit At Scene |
| 1:43 PM | 17 | Unit Assigned |
| 1:43 PM | 16 | Unit Enroute |
| 1:56 PM | 15 | Unit At Scene |
| 1:43 PM | 14 | Unit Assigned |
| 1:43 PM | 13 | Unit Enroute |
| 1:47 PM | 12 | Unit At Scene |
| 1:46 PM | 11 | Unit Assigned |
| 1:46 PM | 10 | Unit Enroute |
| 1:46 PM | 9 | Unit At Scene |
| 1:53 PM | 8 | Unit Assigned |
| 1:53 PM | 7 | Unit Enroute |
| 1:53 PM | 6 | Unit At Scene |
| 1:53 PM | 5 | Unit Assigned |
| 1:53 PM | 4 | Unit Enroute |
| 2:27 PM | 3 | Unit Assigned |
| 2:27 PM | 2 | Unit Enroute |
| 2:27 PM | 1 | Unit At Scene |
3 comments
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Sick of it. Happens too often at that Willow Pass EB off ramp, usually late at night, without headlights driving wrong way in emergency lane by fast lane. Crazy, crazy.
Another major crash? What’s going on with Hwy 4…… both west and east-bound? This is getting ridiculous! People seem to think they are practicing for the Indy 500 race!
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