Concord Man Accused Of DUI In Fatal Highway 4 Crash: CHP

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — A fatal crash Monday on Highway 4 in Brentwood is being attributed to a suspected impaired driver, the California Highway Patrol said on social media. The Contra Costa CHP was advised of a head-on collision between two vehicles on eastbound Highway 4 east of Balfour Road about 4:35 p.m. Monday and determined that a 2018 Honda SUV went over the solid, double-yellow lines into oncoming traffic.

The Honda hit a 2013 Toyota Corolla head on, killing the driver, a 51-year-old man from Ripon who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the CHP.

The driver of the Honda, a Concord man, 46, was uninjured and was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI, CHP Contra Costa said in recounting the incident on its Facebook account.

Highway 4 was closed in both directions and a Sig-alert was in place as the crash was investigated.

The CHP asks anyone who anyone witnessed the collision or events leading up to it to contact Contra Costa CHP in Martinez, 925-646-4980.

— Bay City News Service