Fire At Cummings Skyway and HWY 4, Another At HWY 4 In Martinez

EAST BAY, CA — The following is a week's collection of police, courtroom and fire stories from the East Bay.

3 Suspected DUI Drivers Arrested In Concord Friday Night

• Three people were arrested in Concord on suspicion of driving under the influence during stepped-up DUI patrols in the city on Friday night

Firefighters Halt Brush Fire At Cummings Skyway, Highway 4

• Firefighters halted a vegetation fire Sunday night off Cummings Skyway and Highway 4 in the Rodeo area, near Crockett and Martinez

16-Year-Old Dies, 2 Hurt In Head-On Contra Costa Crash: CHP

• A 16-year-old boy was killed and two other people were hospitalized Wednesday evening after a head-on crash in Knightsen in unincorporated eastern Contra Costa County

Smoke, Fire Reported At Highway 4, I-680 In Martinez

• A fire late Thursday morning along eastbound state Highway 4 in Martinez shut down the connector ramp to southbound Interstate Highway 680

Feds Accuse Martinez Nursing Home Owner, Chain In Kickback Scheme

• The U.S. Attorney's Office filed a complaint against a Vacaville company this week, accusing one of its owners and seven Bay Area skilled nursing facilities — including one in Martinez — of knowingly violating the federal Anti-Kickback Statute by systematically paying money to physicians to induce those doctors to make patient referrals.

FBI Investigating Hacker Attempt To Poison Bay Area Water: Report

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a hacker's attempt to poison an unnamed San Francisco Bay Area water treatment plant in January.