A vehicle crash Friday night left two teen boys dead in the downtown Antioch area according to Antioch Police.
On December 22, 2023, at approximately 11:30 p.m. Antioch Police Officers responded to the intersection of W. 6th Street and G Street on a report of a traffic collision with injuries.
Officers arrived and located two vehicles involved. One of the vehicles involved had two juvenile males inside (12 and 13-years-old). Both juveniles were transported by AMR ambulance to local hospitals. Both succumbed to their injuries and were later pronounced deceased.
The other driver involved fled on foot leaving the vehicle behind.
Antioch Police are withholding the name of the decedents until proper family notifications has been made. It appears speed and reckless driving were factors in this incident. No further information will be provided at this time.
- FILE: 23-9681
- INCIDENT: Fatal Hit and Run Traffic Collision
- DATE OF INCIDENT: December 22, 2023
- TIME OF INCIDENT: 11:30 p.m.
- VICTIM: 12-year-old juvenile male from Antioch
13-year-old juvenile male from Antioch - SUSPECT: Unknown
- LOCATION: W. 6th Street at G Street
Anyone with information is asked to call Lieutenant Rick Martin at 925-779-6972 or the Antioch Police Department non-emergency line at (925)778-2441.
Editors Note
Several hours prior to this crash, Antioch Police were working a fatal shooting on Sunset Drive.At approximately 6:30 p.m. Antioch Police Dispatch began receiving calls of a shooting in the 800 block of Sunset Drive. Antioch Police officers arrived and located a 26-year-old male from Oakland suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers and paramedics arrived on the scene and immediately began rendering first aid. — see story
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