Obituaries
More Than $6K Raised For Hwy 4 Crash Victim's Memorial Expenses
The 26-year-old Antioch man died at a hospital following a solo-car crash on eastbound state Highway 4.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA— A passenger who died after a crash on eastbound state Highway 4 in Brentwood on Thursday night has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as 26-year-old Antioch resident Justin Racht.
California Highway Patrol officers responded around 10:40 p.m. Thursday to a solo-car crash reported on eastbound Highway 4 near Sand Creek Road.
Both Racht and the driver, a 27-year-old Antioch man, were airlifted to a hospital where Racht later succumbed to his injuries.
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An update on the driver's condition was not immediately available from the CHP. Investigators determined the two men were in a green Dodge Challenger that was headed east on the highway when it went off the road and struck a guardrail and highway signpost, according to the CHP.
The crash is under investigation and anyone with information about the case is asked to call the CHP's Contra Costa-area office at (925) 646-4980.
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A GoFundMe campaign created by a friend of Racht's family to help pay for funeral and burial expenses had raised more than $6,600 as of Tuesday evening. The organizer of the campaign at GoFundMe campaign said Racht's parents "loved their son and the only thing they're concerned with now is giving Justin a beautiful service."
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