Brick Thrown Through Car Window Kills CoCo Grandmother: CHP

CONCORD, CA — Authorities believe someone threw or dropped a brick that crashed through a car window Friday night on State Highway 242 in Concord, killing a 63-year-old Antioch grandmother.

The woman, whose name has not been released, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta when the brick smashed through the window at about 9:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

The car had been headed north on 242 near State Route 4 and the 20-year-old male driver pulled over after the incident and called 911, the CHP said.

When emergency personnel arrived at the scene, the woman was unconscious and unresponsive. First responders attempted life-saving procedures on the woman, but she was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The 20-year-old male driver and two children under 12 years old in the backseat of the vehicle were not injured in the incident.

It's not yet known where the brick came from and the case is under investigation.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Contra Costa CHP in Martinez at (925) 646-4980.

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