A wrong-way driver fleeing from the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office deputies in Antioch died at the scene. The suspect was identified as Victor Vigil, 50 of Pittsburg.
According to the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office, a fatal traffic collision is being investigated by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office and the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office per the county Law Enforcement Involved Fatal Incident Protocol.
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at about 9:19 PM, deputy sheriffs conducted a traffic enforcement stop in the area of Willow Avenue and E. 18th Street in the City of Antioch.
The vehicle did not yield leading the deputies on a pursuit. Once on southbound Highway 160, the suspect vehicle crossed over the center median and drove south in the northbound lanes. The deputies immediately terminated the pursuit and lost sight of the vehicle.
A short time after the pursuit was terminated, the California Highway Patrol received calls about a collision on the Highway 4 overpass onto Highway 160. It was later determined the suspect vehicle was involved in the collision. The suspect was later pronounced deceased at the scene. He is identified as 50-year-old Victor Vigil of Pittsburg. Three others were taken to local hospitals.
Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact the Investigation Division at (925) 313-2600. For any tips, email: [email protected] or call (866) 846-3592 to leave an anonymous voice message.
Original Story:
One person has died and three others were injured in a Tuesday night crash on SR-160 near Highway 4 in the City of Antioch according to Contra Costa County Fire.
At 9:23 pm Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District was dispatched to a report of an overturned vehicle crash at Highway 4 and SR-160 with a vehicle on its roof. This was possibly the result of a wrong-way driver. Crews arrived on Northbound SR-160 with two vehicles on the shoulder on the City of Antioch and City of Oakley border.
By 9:37 pm, it was reported the was a possible fatality, along with a minor victim and one moderate patient being extricated from a vehicle.
As of 9:41 pm, a total of 3-AMR units was requested to the scene with a medical helicopter to possibly land at the scene. CHP estimated the roadway be shut down for several hours.
As of 9:52 pm, 1 person was confirmed deceased, 1 person airlifted by medical helicopter, 2 others were being transported for a total of 4 victims.
CHP Log
| Detail Information | |||||||
| 6:24 AM | 42 | [142] 19-S7 ALL LNS OPEN – REQ TO UPDATE XPOST | |||||
| 6:14 AM | 41 | [141] C19-241C CALTRANS IS PICKING UP CLOSURE | |||||
| 6:14 AM | 40 | [140] Secondary Location for C19-404C: OLIVERS TOW – RCH, 2800 RADIANT AVE Apt. STE A,Unincorporated, CA 94801. | |||||
| 5:21 AM | 39 | [138] B19-402B 144 : PRONOUNCED AT 2150 HRS BY CAPT WILLIAM ANDREW | |||||
| 5:08 AM | 38 | [134] 180 :: 6MRT205 * 2010 DODG CALIBER 4D BLK 2PLT 22651(g) TO FERNANDES TOW * OID:22828 | |||||
| 5:01 AM | 37 | [133] TMC – PER DOT CC CLOSURE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 0700 | |||||
| 4:21 AM | 36 | [129] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 FERNANDES M TOW / 925-458-4427 | |||||
| 4:19 AM | 35 | [128] B19-683B REQ 1185 FOR DODG CAL BO RT FRONT TIRE MAJ DRVR SIDE DMG | |||||
| 4:07 AM | 34 | [127] 19-S7 CLOSURE EXTENDED TIL 0500 HRS | |||||
| 4:04 AM | 33 | [126] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 OLIVERS TOW W/ 2 // 800-696-9609 | |||||
| 4:01 AM | 32 | [125] 19-S7 REQ EVIDENCE TOW X2 | |||||
| 4:01 AM | 31 | [124] 19-S7 CRIME LAB 1097 AT CORONER 1097 AT 0357 | |||||
| 3:07 AM | 30 | [121] 19-S7 WHEN CORONER IS 10907 WILL NEED EVIDENCE 1185 X2 FOR OT’D LEXS SD AND MERZ SW GLA250 | |||||
| 3:07 AM | 29 | [120] 19-S7 SO IS 1097 ON SCENE / HAVE MADE CALL OUT FOR CORONER | |||||
| 12:19 AM | 28 | [100] S7: WILL EXTEND THE CLOSURE TIL 0400 ******* | |||||
| 10:43 PM | 27 | [85] 241C: HARD CLOSURE IN PLACE **** | |||||
| 10:31 PM | 26 | [84] B19-683B HAVING 683C BRING VEHS ON THE RAMP – WILL GET THEM GOING WW TO GET BACK ON MAINLINE | |||||
| 10:24 PM | 25 | [80] C19-180C WILL BE GOING W/WAY SB ON THE NB 160 ONR TO DIRECT TRFC — INFO VIA LL, RADIO NOT GOING OUT — BC 19 [Shared] | |||||
| 10:23 PM | 24 | [79] CALTRANS 1097 ABOUT 5 OUT F/THE SCENE [Shared] | |||||
| 10:21 PM | 23 | [76] [Notification] [CHP]-CAN UNIT CONFIRM VEH LINE 75 INV IN THIS TC? [Shared] | |||||
| 9:52 PM | 22 | [66] [Notification] [CHP]-1 HOUR ETA FOR DOT [Shared] | |||||
| 9:42 PM | 21 | [63] GG-H30 WE’VE BEEN 1022’D BY FIRE [Shared] | |||||
| 9:41 PM | 20 | [61] 683B: SHUTTING DOWN THE GORE PT NOW // VEHS CUTTING THRU THE GORE PT TRYING TO GET ON [Shared] | |||||
| 9:41 PM | 19 | [60] C19-241C ADV ALL UNITS I WILL BE GOING WW ON THE OFR [Shared] | |||||
| 9:40 PM | 18 | [59] 1039 DOTCC LINE 56 [Shared] | |||||
| 9:40 PM | 17 | [58] 683B ADV TMC — WILL BE CLOSED COUPLE HOURS AND REQ X POST [Shared] | |||||
| 9:37 PM | 16 | [53] 241C: MEDIA 97 [Shared] | |||||
| 9:35 PM | 15 | [48] Tow Request Cancelled: 979959 [Shared] | |||||
| 9:35 PM | 14 | [47] 241C: EB 4 TO SR160 TRANS // OFR BLOCKED [Shared] | |||||
| 9:34 PM | 13 | [46] ^***ISSUE SIGALERT*** EB SR4 TO NB SR160, BOTH LANES BLOCKED DUE TO COLLISION UNK ETO, EXPECT DELAYS. [Shared] | |||||
| 9:31 PM | 12 | [43] EB 4 TRANS TO NB 160 [Shared] | |||||
| 9:30 PM | 11 | [40] [Notification] [CHP]-FD CPZ LN 36 FOR STAGING CONSIDERATIONS – PLS ADVS FD WHEN THEY CAN ROLL IN – NO LLL [Shared] | |||||
| 9:28 PM | 10 | [34] 1039 DOT CC [Shared] | |||||
| 9:27 PM | 9 | [30] OPEN LINE ATT CB VM [Shared] | |||||
| 9:26 PM | 8 | [15] BLK SEDAN OT ON IT’S ROOF IN CD [Shared] | |||||
| 9:25 PM | 7 | [12] 1039 1141 [Shared] | |||||
| 9:25 PM | 6 | [9] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt by CHP [Shared] | |||||
| 9:25 PM | 5 | [8] BLOCKING BOTH LANES [Shared] | |||||
| 9:25 PM | 4 | [19] [Appended, 21:26:03] [4] TRYING TO GET PTYWS OO VEH | |||||
| 9:24 PM | 3 | [17] [Appended, 21:26:03] [2] BLOCKING ALL LNS | |||||
| 9:24 PM | 2 | [16] [Appended, 21:26:03] [1] BLK SD VS SIL SUV VS UNK OT’D WHEELS UP | |||||
| 9:23 PM | 1 | [1] WW DRIVER CAUSED 3 VEH TC | |||||
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