1 Dead, 2 Others With Major Injuries in Head On-Crash on Vasco Road

At 2:00 pm Wednesday, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to a report of a head-on vehicle crash at Vasco Road and Camino Diablo,

It was reported that two vehicles were involved with at least two people trapped and possibly one person deceased.

Multiple fire units were dispatched along with 3 AMR units and CHP for traffic control. It was also reported that a nurse was on scene assisting.

As of 2:11 pm, a 4th AMR unit was requested.

According to Battalion 9 on scene, 1 person was deceased, 2 people were trapped with major injures and one persons sustained minor inures. A total of two medical helicopters were also requested with the landing zone being on Vasco Road.

Vasco Road has been shut down.

As of 2:27 pm, a SIGALERT was issued for both directions of Vasco.

As of 3:36 pm, the roadway was still shut down

4:17 PM UPDATE per CONFIRE

Con Fire has cleared a multi-vehicle accident involving two pickup trucks & a service van on Vasco Road, Byron. Corrected injury count: three injuries — two transported by air & one by ground — one deceased at scene. Road being cleared expected to reopen soon’

As of 4:35 pm, CHP still has the roadway shut down

7:48 pm UPDATE
All lanes now open per CHP

CHP UPDATE: Three vehicle fatal crash on Vasco Road

This afternoon (6/21/23) at approximately 1:57pm, CHP Contra Costa responded to a three vehicle crash on Vasco Road south of Camino Diablo.

Our preliminary investigation indicates a Dodge Ram, with two occupants, was traveling southbound on Vasco Road while a Toyota Tacoma, with one occupant, and a Chevrolet Express, with one occupant, was traveling northbound on Vasco Road. The Dodge and the Toyota collided head on, due to the Dodge crossing into the northbound lane. The Dodge began to overturn in the southbound lanes and the Chevrolet collided with the Dodge.

The driver of the Toyota was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the Dodge sustained major injuries, the passenger of the Dodge sustained minor injuries and the driver of the Chevrolet sustained minor injuries.

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].

Check back for updates.

Vasco Fire

5:11 pm – Vehicle Catches Fire, Vegetation Fire Response

Just after 5:00 pm, CHP reported that one of the vehicles involved in the fatal crash had caught fire after Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters had cleared the scene. A short-time later, vegetation caught fire prompting a vegetation fire. By 5:55 pm, it was reported the fire was contained.

CHP LOG:

Detail Information
8:26 PM	38	[145] 19-404B CHEV EXPRESS TO PES TOW 925-757-5657 [Shared]
8:25 PM	37	[144] 19-404B TOYT TAC TO OLIVERS TOW 800-696-9609 [Shared]
8:25 PM	36	[143] 19-404B DODG RAM TO OLIVERS TOW 800-696-9609 [Shared]
7:48 PM	35	[137] ^CANCEL T/ADV ALL LANES OPEN AT 1948 HRS [Shared]
7:48 PM	34	[135] 19-S3 ALL LANES OPEN ALL UNITS 1098 [Shared]
7:45 PM	33	[130] 19-403B NB LANE OPEN – MOVING TFFC [Shared]
7:19 PM	32	[129] ^TMC CPZ NO ETO AT THIS TIME [Shared]
7:11 PM	31	[124] ^MEDIA INQ IF THERE IS ANY ETO FOR LNS TO OPEN – THX [Shared]
7:04 PM	30	[119] 1039 CORONER [Shared]
5:48 PM	29	[112] B19-403B LARGE GRASS FIRE // UNK ETA [Shared]
5:37 PM	28	[111] CORR LN 110: B19-404B FIRE 10-97 [Shared]
5:35 PM	27	[110] B19-405B FIRE 10-97 [Shared]
5:20 PM	26	[102] 1039 CCCO FIRE LN 101 [Shared]
5:19 PM	25	[101] B19-404B VEH NOW FULLY ENGULFED AND GRASS ON FIRE // NOTIFY FIRE WINDS GOING TO EAST [Shared]
5:11 PM	24	[100] 1039 CC CO FIRE [Shared]
5:11 PM	23	[99] 19-S3 ROLL FIRE BACK OUT — VEH WAS MOVED AND FIRE STARTING [Shared]
4:35 PM	22	[96] 1039 CORDS LN 95 [Shared]
3:36 PM	21	[93] PER CCSO LN 91: SENT MULTI CALUALTY ALERT [Shared]
2:56 PM	20	[89] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 PES Towing 925.757.5657 // WORK VAN [Shared]
2:54 PM	19	[88] B19-405B REQ ADDTL 1185 FOR WORK VAN [Shared]
2:49 PM	18	[87] 1039 CORONERS [Shared]
2:47 PM	17	[86] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 OLIVERS TOW 800-696-9609 ***** 2 EVIDENCE AND 100 FT CABLE [Shared]
2:45 PM	16	[83] B19-405B START 1185 EVIDENCE [Shared]
2:39 PM	15	[73] ^*TRAVEL ADVISORY* VASCO RD S/O CAMINO DIABLO CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO COLLISION. UNK ETO, USE ALT ROUTES [Shared]
2:34 PM	14	[70] CMS ACTIVATED EB/WB I-580 PRIOR TO VASCO ADVISING ALL LNS BLKD [Shared]
2:28 PM	13	[69] TASK B19-404B TMCGG, LN 65 [Shared]
2:28 PM	12	[67] B19-405B 3 VEH 1144 [Shared]
2:27 PM	11	[65] B19-404B ISSUE SIG ALERT — NB VASO JSO CAMINO DIABLO // BOTH DIRECTION // ETO 2 HRS [Shared]
2:25 PM	10	[63] 19-405B WILL ADV SO W/ LN 62 [Shared]
2:20 PM	9	[57] 1039 CCSO LN 55 [Shared]
2:16 PM	8	[54] LN 16 IS CBX # [Shared]
2:11 PM	7	[50] PER ALCO SO THEY RCV’D CALL THAT A VEH MAY BE ON FIRE // THEIR RP COULD ONLY ADV TOWARDS BRENTWOOD // 1039 ALCO FIRE TO ADV 1020’S GIVEN ON COCO SIDE // 1039 COCO FIRE TO ADV ALL [Shared]
2:10 PM	6	[48] PER MY RP – NOTHING ON FIRE HERE TO HIS KNOWLEDGE / SAG/ DISPATCH COULD HEAR SIRENS IN BACKGROUND / NO LLL [Shared]
2:10 PM	5	[47] [Notification] [CHP]-COCO FIRE NOT YET 97 BUT REQ BOTH DOT BE CLOSED DOWN [Shared]
2:09 PM	4	[44] 1039 COCO SO [Shared]
2:06 PM	3	[36] [CHP] has closed their incident [230621GG01156]
2:06 PM	2	[32] PER CAD – CC-00V-0039 IS Vasco Rd JSO Camino Diablo*** [Shared]
2:05 PM	1	[30] 1039 COCO FD AND XFER’D CITZ 97 // FD ADVSD 1141 IS ALMOST 97 [Shared]

6 comments

LoveableCurmudgeon June 22, 2023 - 2:39 am

Why??? Just….why?! This has to be the most dangerous spot in all of East County. Mostly because of knuckleheaded drivers who throw caution to the winds and drive as if no one else is on the raod. Either that or they think they’re so entitled that reckless driving is no big deal. Well, guess what? Yet another senseless death due to a knucklehead.

TSG June 22, 2023 - 9:01 am

You just hope it is the Knucklehead who died.

PattyOfurniture June 23, 2023 - 12:32 pm

Why just why is right. How many more people are going to die from head on accidents on this road? How many have already died this exact same way on this road? They need to put a K-rail down the entire length of this stretch, just like they did on highway 17 through the hills there.

This is really unacceptable and the county stupervisors have the blood of Contra Costa citizens on their hands in their failure to act on this. It’s been a death trap for YEARS. There’s an easy way to fix this. It’s our representatives’ responsibility to work for their constituents to make this area more suitable and safe. Otherwise they are derelict in their duties. This means you, Burgis. I hope you read this. Too you public servants have your money tied up in other pet projects.

Get back to work, tax slaves. Nothing to see here.

FormerLE June 25, 2023 - 10:27 am

Was alcohol a factor? Or just being a meathead Dodge truck owner? Now a killer. The road was closed for 5 hours. Why didn’t CHP shut off northbound traffic entering Vasco down in Livermore? CHP put everyone at risk, joining a backup with u-turners speed stupidly as well. No one in government gives a sh*t about getting it right anymore.