The Brentwood Police Department announced a DUI arrest in a vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday night in the City of Brentwood.
On April 30, 2024 at around 9:26 PM, Brentwood officers responded to the report of a traffic collision involving multiple vehicles on westbound Balfour Road at McViking Way.
Preliminary investigation revealed, the driver of a Chevy Silverado, identified as Zachary Rau, a 26-year-old male from Antioch, was reportedly driving at a high rate of speed, westbound Balfour Road before colliding with a Toyota RAV-4, driven by a 31-year-old male from Brentwood. The Toyota then collided with a Honda HR-V, driven by a 37-year-old male from Brentwood.
A passenger in Rau’s vehicle, a 26-year-old male from Antioch, sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment and is expected to survive.
The driver of the Toyota RAV-4 was unconscious and unresponsive when officers arrived on scene. He sustained major injuries and required extrication from the vehicle before being airlifted to a local hospital, where he is being treated for his injuries and remains unstable.
The driver of the Honda HR-V was not injured.
Rau was treated a local hospital for minor injuries and subsequently arrested and booked at the Martinez Detention Facility for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, causing injury.
The names of all others involved and any additional information are being withheld at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with further information or if you witnessed the collision and have not already been interviewed, please contact the Brentwood Police Department Traffic Safety Unit at (925) 634-6911.
Editors Note:
The strange part of this story is the first police officer on scene thought there was possibly a dead person on the rear seat when he saw through the dark smoke glass window what appeared to be a head that was on a body of a person that was trapped in the mangled metal. When the fire department arrived they told dispatch that they possibly had a dead body inside the car. After they broke the window they reached in and put hands on the neck to take a pulse and immediately discovered it was a mannequin wig head with a brown wig on it.
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- April 30 – Brentwood Police Say 37-Year-Old Man Dies in Saturday Motorcycle Crash
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