Beloved Danville Musician Killed In Crash Into Pond Mourned

DANVILLE, CA — The community is mourning the loss of Danville resident and musician Keith Leung, who died tragically in a collision Sunday night. Leung’s blue Tesla Model S was discovered submerged in a Castro Valley pond on Crow Canyon Road over the weekend. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office Dive Team recovered the 34-year-old man’s body and the car during pre-dawn hours on Monday. The car was found in murky water 65 feet from the pond's edge. Leung was wearing his seat belt during the collision, according to investigators.

Leung was a member of the Danville Community Band and a University of California at Berkeley graduate. The talented musician played a wide range of instruments including the bassoon, clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, all of the saxophones and some violin and cello, according to the band.

Leung’s fellow band members told ABC 7 News they became worried about him when he missed a performance over the weekend.

As news of his death spread through the community, the group posted a touching note about Leung on their Facebook page Monday.

“Our thoughts and condolences are with the family of Keith Leung who was lost in a single automobile crash yesterday. Keith was a Charter Member of the Danville Community Band and was one of Bob Calonico’s Cal Band members in his days at Cal. We will miss Keith, dearly. RIP Keith”

Danville Community Band Business Manager George March told ABC 7 Leung’s “love for music was tremendous.” The band will perform without Leung in Danville during a Memorial Day ceremony at Oak Hill Park.

The engineer was an avid traveler and worked at Criterion Catalysts and Technologies in Bay Point, according to his LinkedIn profile.

The CHP has not announced whether or not the autopilot was engaged at the time the Tesla crashed. There have been multiple crashes recently involving Tesla vehicles in which the autopilot was engaged, including a deadly crash on Highway 101 in Mountain View in March. The investigation is ongoing.

See Also: Driver In Deadly Tesla Crash ID’d As Danville Resident

Photo courtesy Danville Community Band

Patch Editor Bea Karnes and Bay City News Service contributed to this report.