At 6:38 am Monday, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District was dispatched to a report of a head-on traffic crash at Vasco and Walnut in the Town of Byron. Two people were later pronounced deceased.
It was reported that three vehicles were involved in a crash with airbags deployed and all lanes of traffic were blocked. A medical helicopter was dispatched. At least one vehicle was reportedly smoking from the impact.
About an hour earlier, crews were in the area after there was also a crash at 5:30 am Monday at Marsh Creek Road just west of Vasco involving three vehicles.
By 6:47 am, the Contra Costa County Sheriffs officer arrived on scene who reported one person was trapped and needed extrication. They were also not responsive. CONFIRE arrived shortly confirming the sheriffs assessment while also reporting two vehicles had major damages.
Additional AMR units were requested, however, they faced a 45-minute delay as they were both coming from West County.
By 6:53 am, one deceased victim, one major injuries and one with a minor injury. One person was transported to an area hospital. CHP issued a SIGALERT.
9:35 AM UPDATE: Three vehicle fatal crash on Vasco Road
This morning (7/10/2023) at approximately 6:37am, CHP Contra Costa responded to a three vehicle crash on Vasco Road south of Walnut Boulevard.
Our preliminary investigation indicates a silver Honda Fit, with one occupant, and a silver Nissan Altima, with one occupant, were traveling southbound on Vasco Road while a grey Acura Integra, with one occupant, was traveling northbound on Vasco Road. The Nissan collided into the rear of the Honda then traveled into the northbound lane and collided head on with the Acura.
The driver of the Nissan and the driver of the Acura were pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the Honda sustained suspected minor injuries and was transported to the hospital.
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]
CHP Log:
| Detail Information | |||||||
| 6:59 AM | 20 | [50] 1039 COCO SO | |||||
| 6:58 AM | 19 | [48] 1039 CORONER WILL 1021 19-S7 | |||||
| 6:55 AM | 18 | [43] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 OLIVERS TOW 800-696-9609 W/EVIDENCE X2 | |||||
| 6:53 AM | 17 | [41] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 JESS HERNANDEZ TOW 925-432-3000 FOR 1185R | |||||
| 6:52 AM | 16 | [40] 19-S7 REQ SIG ALERT | |||||
| 6:52 AM | 15 | [37] 19-S7 1185 NEEDS TO EVIDENCE X2 1 ROTATION | |||||
| 6:51 AM | 14 | [36] [Notification] [CHP]-COCO ADV ITS VASCO AT CAMINO DIABLO 2 PARTIES NOT RESP DEPTY’S AND FIRE 97 [Shared] | |||||
| 6:50 AM | 13 | [35] 19-S7 97 VASCO JSO WALNUT 1 MI REQ 1185 X3 2 FB’S | |||||
| 6:45 AM | 12 | [33] PER INVD NISS WAS ON FIRE // RP WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT // | |||||
| 6:44 AM | 11 | [29] PER ANOTHER VEH SMOKING | |||||
| 6:41 AM | 10 | [25] 1039 1141 BOTH 1020’S | |||||
| 6:40 AM | 9 | [18] AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN ALL VEHS | |||||
| 6:39 AM | 8 | [11] ANOTHER VEH – DRK GRY ACUR SD | |||||
| 6:39 AM | 7 | [10] 1039 1141 | |||||
| 6:39 AM | 6 | [8] BLKG ALL OF VASCO | |||||
| 6:39 AM | 5 | [7] PER ANOTHER VEH’S HIT HEAD ON | |||||
| 6:39 AM | 4 | [15] [Appended, 06:39:57] [4] 1125 BOTH LNS | |||||
| 6:38 AM | 3 | [1] SIL HOND FIT VS GRY MAZD 3 VS UNKN VEH | |||||
| 6:38 AM | 2 | [14] [Appended, 06:39:57] [3] HEAD ON TC | |||||
| 6:38 AM | 1 | [12] [Appended, 06:39:57] [1] 3 VEH TC | |||||
| Unit Information | |||||||
Recent Crashes
- July 8 – Antioch Police Arrest Suspected DUI Driver in ATV Fatal Crash
- July 7 – Update: Antioch Police Say 20-Year-Old Pregnant Female Died in Vehicle Crash
- July 7 – Male Injured After Jumping Out of Vehicle on Highway 4 in Antioch
- July 4 – Man Killed After Vehicle Hopped Curb in Walnut Creek
- July 1- Update: 2 Dead in Highway 4 Crash in Bay Point
- June 30 – UPDATE: CHP Investigating Fatal Crash on Highway 4 in Bay Point
- June 21 – 1 Dead, 2 Others With Major Injuries in Head On-Crash on Vasco Road
- May 28 – CHP Investigates Fatal Crash at Highway 4 and Bailey Rd
- May 11 – CHP Investigating Fatal Crash in Martinez
- April 3 – CHP Says One Dead in Vehicle Fatal Crash in Walnut Creek
- March 8 – Pittsburg Police Investigating Fatal Crash on Stoneman Ave
10 comments
WOW. I fear commuting on this road every Friday. CoCo BOS needs to address safety on Vasco, I feel safer commuting Hwy 12. Additionally, 45 min for AMR to respond from West County?? What was the merger of the fire departments supposed to do other than address fires? Most fire departments include paramedics and doesn’t AMR have a headquarter in Antioch? They need to incorporate more strategies for how they can allocate resources in both East and West county? Were there other calls AMR was responding to at that time? Very concerning on both ends- transportation safety and ER responsiveness. I wonder if they will put this on their data measuring response times.
Just pay them all more money. I’m sure the service will improve /S
2 or 3 fatals in 3 weeks. This is absurd. BOS doesn’t care.
What is going on that there are so many crashes lately? People need to slow down, obey traffic laws, be respectful of other drivers on the road, drive defensively, leave early to avoid rushing and live.
There is only so much the county can realistically do to improve safety on Vasco Road. The fundamental problem is with the drivers.
There’s not even a K rail/ enter divide. That’s not a whole lot, and it’s definitely something that has been neglected for years. Sure we have a lot of really bad drivers, but at the same time these fatalities are unacceptable; and something currently CAN be done to help with all these head-ons.
Distracted driving is the issue, more then the road itself. Put the F-ing phones down while driving!
There is only one solution: 4 lanes all the way through with concrete divider in the center.
Unfortunately, east side Contra Costa County is the busiest of the 3 sections of the county and if it were busy at the time it would still be a prolonged eta if there were an available ambulance. County Fire doesn’t transport, AMR does and with a significant trauma patient the priority is to get the patient to a trauma hospital which Contra Costa only has 1. The county is rural and the only option is Medical Helicopter which there are only about 3 available at the time, if they are in service..
The issue on East County roads is NOT poor design. The issue is idiots and knuckleheads. People act like they are the only ones who should be on the road and they just HAVE to get around everyone else because THEY;RE time is sooooo much more valuable. I hate East County with a passion. I hate the cities, I hate everything about this part of the world. Best I can say is this seems like our version of population control
Yes, but it is getting worse and worse with bad people. Parents don’t teach their kids values anymore, because they weren’t taught values themselves by their parents. In the olden times at least the schools did teach some values, filling the gap from the parents. Now the schools aren’t allowed to teach values anymore.
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