Fremont Man Killed In Crash ID'd

FREMONT, CA — The Contra Costa County coroner's office confirmed the identity Monday of a Fremont man who died Saturday from injuries suffered in a solo-vehicle crash in Hercules.

Daniel Coco, 44, suffered major injuries at about 12:40 p.m. Saturday after his pickup truck drove off eastbound Interstate Highway 80 near state Highway 4 into a field near the interchange and overturned.

According to the California Highway Patrol, Coco was the vehicle's only occupant.

First responders administered CPR and live-saving procedures to Coco at the scene of the crash before he was taken to John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, where he later died.

The CHP continues to investigate why Coco's vehicle veered off the freeway. People with information on the crash can contact the Contra Costa-area CHP office in Martinez at (925) 646-4980.

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