PORSCHE DRIVER AND HIS CHOCOLATE LAB KILLED IN FIERY CRASH IN CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA. DRUGS OR ALCOHOL MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
February 8,
2015
CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA:
A Porsche,
BMW and Scion were all involved in the collision. The road has reopened.
Update:
A man and a
dog were killed in a collision involving three cars on a wet road in
unincorporated Contra Costa County this morning, a California Highway Patrol
spokesman said.
Officers
responded to a report of a collision on Vasco Road about a mile north of the
Contra Costa and Alameda county line shortly before 10:30 a.m., CHP Officer
John Fransen said.
Witnesses
said a man was erratically driving a Porsche north on Vasco Road where he lost
control of the car and ended up on a southbound lane, according to Fransen. The
Porsche sideswiped a black BMW sedan and was broadsided by a Toyota Scion, the
spokesman said.
The Porsche
driver was partially ejected from his car and succumbed to his injuries at the
scene, Fransen said. He was only identified as a man between 30 and 40 years
old, according to Fransen. The Contra Costa County coroner’s office was called
to the scene, he said. The man’s name has not been released pending
notification of his next of kin.
A chocolate
Labrador was also inside the Porsche and died, he said. The driver of the Scion
was able to escape from the car before it was engulfed in flames, Fransen said.
The Scion
driver suffered moderate injuries and was transported to a hospital, he said.
A man,
woman and their 22-month-old son properly restrained in a child safety seat
were inside the BMW and were not injured in the accident, according to Fransen.
Investigators
have not determined if alcohol or drugs was a factor in the collision, he said.
A Sig-alert
was issued at 10:50 a.m. and the roadway reopened shortly after 1 p.m.,
according to the CHP.
Any
witnesses to the collision are asked to call the CHP Contra Costa area office
at (925) 646-4980.
Earlier:
One person
was killed in a collision in unincorporated Contra Costa County this morning,
according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers responded to a report of a
collision between two cars on Vasco Road about a mile north of the Contra Costa
and Alameda county line shortly before 10:30 a.m., CHP Officer Eric Anderson
said.
The Contra
Costa County coroner’s office has been called to the scene, he said.
A Sig-alert
was issued and there is no estimated time of when the roadway will reopen,
according to the CHP.
No further
details were immediately available.