The San Ramon Police Department announced the arrest of a Pleasanton resident on suspicion of driving under the influence which resulted in one person dead.
According to police, On November 29, 2025, at approximately 3:23 p.m., San Ramon Police officers responded to a two-vehicle collision on Crow Canyon Road involving a Ford Bronco and a Tesla Model 3.
A 41-year-old Castro Valley woman in the Ford Bronco sustained fatal injuries in the collision. The driver was taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, treated, and released. Preliminary investigation indicates the collision was caused by the driver of the Tesla Model 3, Badal Dholaria, a 28-year-old Pleasanton resident, who is suspected of driving under the influence. Dholaria was taken into custody at the scene and booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence.
Police said they are not releasing the victim’s name out of respect for the family’s privacy but that their heartfelt condolences go out to those affected by this tragic incident.
