A vehicle crash has left one person dead and another in critical condition in the City of Antioch Wednesday evening.
The Antioch Police Department are now investigating a fatal crash that occurred at 5:40 pm at W 4th Street at L Street that left one person struck under a vehicle and another in CPR–a blue dirt bike versus a van. A medical helicopter was requested, however, Contra Costa County Fire reported one person was deceased and another would be transported to an area hospital by AMR.
No other information was available.
According to witnesses, the dirt bike rider was driving recklessly on Wilbur Ave prior to the crash and in the downtown area doing wheelies and driving at a high rate of speed. Another person on a quad was with the driver.
6:05 pm Update
a medical helicopter was requested to land at Sutter Delta in Antioch for the second person involved in this crash.
6:48 pm UPDATE via Antioch PD
Please avoid the area of W 4th and L Street. We are currently working on a fatal traffic collision. If you witnessed the collision or have any information, please email Officer Egan at: [email protected] or call (925) 779-6864.
Check back for updates.
9:00 pm UPDATE
At about 5:39pm, a 20-year-old male was riding a dirt bike southbound on “L” Street at a high rate of speed, running a stop sign at the intersection of “L” Street and W 4th Street.
The dirt bike collided into a white van that had entered the intersection, injuring the 52-year-old male driver. Officers were on scene within seconds and found both the dirt bike rider and the van driver unresponsive. Life saving measures were performed on both injured parties by Antioch PD officers. Unfortunately, the motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The driver of the van was transported to a local area hospital where he is still in critical condition.
Antioch Police Department Accident Investigators responded to the scene and took over the investigation, which is still in the preliminary stages. The names of both drivers are not being released at this time pending notification to next-of-kin.
- FILE: 24-002421
- INCIDENT: Fatal Traffic Collision
- DATE OF INCIDENT: March 20, 2024
- TIME OF INCIDENT: 5:39 PM
- VICTIMS: 20-year-old Antioch male
- LOCATION: W 4th Street @ “L” Street
Anyone with information is asked to call the Antioch Police Department non-emergency line at (925)778-2441 or Traffic Collision Investigator Egan at [email protected] . You may also text-a-tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the key word ANTIOCH.
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8 comments
The one that called for this special meeting didnt bother showing up and i think that deserves as much if not more attention! I recommend a motion to get her off the council .
Sounds like dirt bike dude maybe an organ donor. These guys on dirt bikes and quads running all over the city being crazy. Looks like it caught up to someone. Isn’t 4th and L st going to be a big bike lane street to downtown? Good luck.
Foolishness has consequences. My sympathies go to the van driver.
I hope the van driver recovers. This almost happened to me when a boy and a girl on a dirt bike (no helmets) came flying out of a side street onto Prewett Ranch. I slammed on my brakes, but had I left my house one second earlier they would have slammed into the side of my car. It’s a jarring thought.
Remember how pissed Tamisha was when the cops “harassed” her boys for doing this very thing?
FAFO in nutshell. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
The poor boy is deceased how could you comment something so cruel please keep your opinions to yourself if your not sending condolences to the family
remember Antioch before they came?
Prayers for the driver. Being young on a dirt bike trying stunts is reckless. But most young people are as reckless as they are un experienced. The older you get the more you see. I pray god provides strength for both families .
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