Crime & Safety
Coroner IDs Victim In Fatal I-580 Crash Near Dublin
The truck rolled several times down a 300-foot embankment.
DUBLIN, CA — The California Highway Patrol is investigating a solo-vehicle crash that happened Sunday along eastbound Interstate Highway 580 east of Dublin that left a man dead.
Patrick Doherty, 62, was ultimately pronounced dead, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau.
The crash was reported Sunday around 11:10 a.m. on the highway, just east of Flynn Road, CHP officials said.
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Witnesses told investigators a white truck was traveling on the highway at about 60 mph when the truck turned abruptly to the right and went some 300 feet down an embankment, rolling several times before coming to rest.
Crews tried to rescue the male driver, but he was stuck inside. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is being asked to contact the Dublin CHP Office at (925) 828-0466.
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— Patch editor Courtney Teague contributed to this report
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