Just after 7:00 am Wednesday, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to a report of a head-on-vehicle crash that left one person dead and another in critical condition.
The crash occurred in the Town of Discovery Bay just east of Discovery Bay Blvd on Highway 4 where crews located two vehicles off the roadway. One person was trapped.
Upon investigation, they located a deceased victim, a person in critical condition and another with moderate injuries. A medical helicopter was requested and was to land directly at the crash scene on Highway 4.
By 7:43 am, REACH landed at the crash scene for patient transport.
CHP was requested for traffic control.
No other information was readily available.
CHP UPDATE: Two vehicle fatal crash on SR-4 near Discovery Bay
CHP Log
Detail Information | |||||||
7:55 AM | 12 | [33] 1039 COCO SO FOR CORONER – WILL 1021 A19-405A | |||||
7:52 AM | 11 | [26] A19-405A VIA LL START COCO CORONER // CONFIRMED 1180 LIFE FLIGHT TO JOHN MUIR WC NEG HOSPITAL IN SAN JOAQUIN | |||||
7:48 AM | 10 | [23] A19-405A SR 4 WILL BE SHUT DOWN FOR A WHILE // START DIVERTING TRAFFIC TO TRACY BLVD // ADV TRACY CHP /// DIVERT TRAFFIC FROM TRACY BLVD | |||||
7:40 AM | 9 | [19] A19-405A START CORNER /// DRIVER IS 1180 // WILL TRY TO LIFE FLIGHT //// START CORNONER TO SAN JOQUIN COINTY | |||||
7:38 AM | 8 | [18] A19-405A ALL LNS BLOCKED | |||||
7:14 AM | 7 | [11] [Notification] [CHP]-XFR COCO CO FIRE [Shared] | |||||
7:14 AM | 6 | [10] [Notification] [CHP]-PASSANGER OF GRY ACUR SD – NEG RESP TRAPPED IN BUSHES OFF RDWY [Shared] | |||||
7:13 AM | 5 | [9] 3 VEHS TOTAL INV GRY TOYT CAM VS WHI WORK TK VS GRY ACUR | |||||
7:12 AM | 4 | [8] PER INV PTY GRY TOYT CAM VS WHI WORK TK | |||||
7:11 AM | 3 | [7] 1039 1141 | |||||
7:10 AM | 2 | [2] RP ADV’NG HEAD ON TC // ACUR WAS TRYING PASS UNSAFELY | |||||
7:10 AM | 1 | [1] WHI WK TK VS OLDER POSS ACUR |
Previous Fatal Crashes
- Aug 14 – CHP Says Motorcyclist Killed on Pacheco Boulevard in Martinez
- Aug 8 – CHP Says One Dead After Striking Tree in Pleasant Hill
- Aug 7 – CHP Investigating Fatal Freeway Shooting in Orinda
- June 30 – UPDATE: CHP Investigating Fatal Crash on Highway 4 in Bay Point