CHP Investigates Fatal Crash at Highway 4 and Bailey Rd

At 11:17 pm Saturday, the California Highway Patrol responded to a report of a vehicle crash at Highway 4 and Bailey Road

The crash caused a SIGALERT to be issued by 11:27 pm and all eastbound lanes at Bailey were blocked after the two vehicle crash. By 2:18 am, all lanes were open.

CHP UPDATE: Two vehicle fatal crash on SR-4 near Pittsburg.

Last night (5/27/23) around 11:15pm, CHP Contra Costa was advised of a two vehicle crash on eastbound SR-4, west of Railroad Avenue. A Harley Davidson motorcycle and a Kia Optima were traveling eastbound on SR-4. Our preliminary investigation indicates the motorcycle collided into the rear of the Kia which caused the rider to be thrown from the motorcycle.

Emergency personnel arrived on scene to render aid. The motorcycle rider was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the Kia was not injured.

This crash is still under investigation. If anyone witnessed it or the events leading up to it, please contact CHP Contra Costa in Martinez, (925) 646-4980 or email [email protected]

Here is the CHP Log:

Location: Sr4 E / Bailey Rd N Ofr, Contra Costa – May 27 2023 11:14PM

: 1144-Fatality
— May 27 2023 11:17PM [8] 1039 1141
— May 27 2023 11:18PM [11] 19-R7 BREAK STARTED EB AT BAILEY
— May 27 2023 11:20PM [12] 19-R7 APPRS FIRE IS 1097 ALL LNS
— May 27 2023 11:21PM [13] [Appended, 23:21:57] [1] PER OTHER INV – WHI KIA SD – NEG INJ / NEG DRIVEABLE
— May 27 2023 11:22PM [16] VEH ON RHS
— May 27 2023 11:22PM [19] 19-S7 REQ PD OR SO TO BLOCK TRAFFIC TO BAILEY ONR
— May 27 2023 11:23PM [22] ,,,,,,,,,19-241C WILL BE ENRT TO DIV TRAFFIC OFF TO BAILEY
— May 27 2023 11:23PM [24] 19-S7 CALL CORONER // GIVE THEM MY CELL # / ETA 10 MIN
— May 27 2023 11:24PM [25] 1039 DOTCC
— May 27 2023 11:24PM [26] 1039 CCSO TO BLOCKED BAILEY ONR TO EB 4
— May 27 2023 11:25PM [28] **CORR LINE 26 – TO BLOCK
— May 27 2023 11:26PM [32] Secondary Location for C19-241C: EB 4 AT BAILEY OFR DIVERTING TRAFFIC OFF.
— May 27 2023 11:27PM [34] ^***ISSUE SIGALERT*** EB 4 JEO BAILEY ALL LANES BLOCKED DUE TO TRAFFIC COLLISION. UNK ETO AT THIS TIME.
— May 27 2023 11:28PM [37] [Appended, 23:30:13] [1] BLK MC VS WHI SD
— May 27 2023 11:28PM [35] C19-683C BRINGING IN ANOTHER BREAK BAY POINT SAN MARCO
— May 27 2023 11:33PM [43] C19-683C WE NEED TRAFFIC DIVERTED OFF TO BAILEY / ROUND ROBINS WONT WORK
— May 27 2023 11:34PM [44] C19-241C TURNING AROUND TO HELP W/ DIV TRAFFIC OFF AT BAILEY / INQ IF THERES AN ETO OR SHOULD WE START CALTRANS FOR A HARD CLOSURE
— May 27 2023 11:35PM [47] HARD CLOSURE REQ SENT TO CT
— May 27 2023 11:35PM [48] 1039 DOTCC LINE47
— May 27 2023 11:37PM [52] C19-241C VIA LL REQ HARD CLOSURE REQ’D CPYS LINE 47/48
— May 27 2023 11:43PM [53] UNK UNIT REQ 1185 FOR A HD
— May 27 2023 11:45PM [54] 19-R7 WILL INQ W/ S7 ON TYPE OF 1185
— May 27 2023 11:46PM [55] 19-R7 EVIDENCE TOW
— May 27 2023 11:46PM [56] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 OLIVERS TOWING RCH 800-696-9609 W/EVIDENCE TOW HD
— May 27 2023 11:59PM [60] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CT ETA 1 HR [Shared]
— May 28 2023 12:07AM [61] C19-241C ALL TRAFFIC BEING DIVERTED OFF TO SB BAILEY
— May 28 2023 12:11AM [63] VEHS DRIVING ON RHS
— May 28 2023 12:11AM [64] WFA LSW WHI DRESS BLU JEAN JACKET/ RHS TALKING ON THE PHONE/ NEG SHOES
— May 28 2023 12:15AM [70] [Notification] [CHP]-EB 4 JWO BAILEY/ LN 64 [Shared]
— May 28 2023 12:22AM [77] Secondary Location for C19-241C: EB 4 AT BAILEY OFR DIVERTING TRAFFIC.
— May 28 2023 12:57AM [78] 19-241C VEH RAN THE CONE PATTERN
— May 28 2023 1:39AM [81] C19-241C CAL TRANS 1097
— May 28 2023 1:43AM [82] C19-241C CAL TRANS W/ CLOSURE
— May 28 2023 2:02AM [84] 1022 LN 83 WRONG LOG
— May 28 2023 2:14AM [85] 19-S7 RDWY CLR / CALTRANS IS OPENING UP THE HARD CLOSURE / 98
— May 28 2023 2:14AM [87] ^***CANCEL SIGALERT*** ALL LANES OPEN
— May 28 2023 2:18AM [91] C19-180C BAILEY ON RAMP TO EB 4 IS OPEN VIA MDC / 98
— May 28 2023 3:17AM [94] C19-404C ,,10-14 EVIDENCE TOW BM 787/EM 817