At 1:10 am Sunday, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to Sunset Road in unincorporated Brentwood for a report of a vehicle that struck a tree.
According to CONFIRE, AMR on-viewed a vehicle into a tree in which the vehicle caught fire. AMR was able to free the man from the vehicle and begin CPR as he was in cardiac arrest. It was a solo vehicle crash and no one else was in the vehicle at the time.
No other information was available.
4:20 pm Update: SOLO VEHICLE FATAL CRASH ON SUNSET ROAD, NEAR BRENTWOOD.
Early this morning on June 16, 2024, at approximately 1:12am, CHP was notified of a solo vehicle crash on Sunset Road west of Sellers Avenue.
A brown GMC pickup, solely occupied by a male adult driver, was traveling westbound on Sunset Road, west of Sellers Avenue. The driver of the GMC veered left across eastbound lanes, drove off the roadway, and crashed the GMC head-on into a tree located on the southside of Sunset Road.
CHP arrived on scene along with other emergency services to assist. The driver was transported by ambulance to the hospital with life threatening injuries. CHP was later informed the driver was pronounced deceased while in transport.
Based on evidence discovered during our preliminary investigation, this crash may have been an intentional act.
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.
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Location: Sunset Rd / Sellers Ave, Contra Costa – Jun 16 2024 1:12AM
: 1144-Fatality
— Jun 16 2024 1:13AM [1] VEH VS TREE
— Jun 16 2024 1:13AM [3] VEH CATCHING ON FIRE
— Jun 16 2024 1:14AM [7] TREES ALSO ON FIRE
— Jun 16 2024 1:30AM [12] RP GOT PRYT OO VEH
— Jun 16 2024 1:30AM [15] FIRE IS OUT
— Jun 16 2024 1:39AM [17] PER COCO FIRE — TREE FIRE OUT // POWERLINES IN TREE — PGE RESPONDING — CORDS WILL NEED TO RESPOND FOR TREE
— Jun 16 2024 1:43AM [19] 405C ROAD SHUTDOWN UNK ETO
— Jun 16 2024 1:46AM [21] 1039 CORDS VIA CCSO
— Jun 16 2024 1:58AM [24] C19-405C 1185 FB FOR BRO GMC SIERRA BURNED SUNSET JWO SELLERS
— Jun 16 2024 2:01AM [25] LL 1185
— Jun 16 2024 2:02AM [26] [Rotation Request Comment] 1021 AandM Tow /NEG FB
— Jun 16 2024 2:04AM [29] [Rotation Request Comment] ***** 1039 Cupertino Tow ANT 925.778.9292/BRO GMC SIERRA ********
— Jun 16 2024 2:58AM [34] 1039 CORDS/CCSO – CPYS LINE 33
— Jun 16 2024 3:12AM [35] C19-405C CORDS ON EXP — TREE IS 10′ ABOVE RDWY AND GETTING LOWER
— Jun 16 2024 3:12AM [36] 1039 CORDS — STILL TRYING TO REACH CORDS
— Jun 16 2024 5:04AM [47] 1039 19-405C VIA MDC
— Jun 16 2024 5:12AM [51] 1039 19-S8 – CPYS VIA LL
— Jun 16 2024 5:29AM [53] 1039 19-S8 VIA LL // WILL ADV A SHIFT OIC (LE) // BEAT UNIT WILL CHECK AREA LATER
Recent Fatal Crashes:
- April 30 – Brentwood Police Say 37-Year-Old Man Dies in Saturday Motorcycle Crash
- April 15 – CHP Investigating Fatal Crash on SR-4 Near Hercules
- April 11 – CHP Makes Arrest in Fatal Crash that Kills 9-Year-Old
