Authorities on Wednesday recognized two motorists who died in crashes in Contra Costa County earlier this month.
A one-car wreck on northbound Interstate 680 Monday killed 25-year-old Shelby Sherman, of Martinez and in addition critically injured a passenger, in accordance with the California Freeway Patrol. The opposite crash occurred Feb. 6 on Vasco Highway in Byron and killed 68-year-old Weiming Shao, of Brentwood.
The latter wreck was a head-on collision simply south of Camino Diablo. The CHP stated Shao was a passenger in a Toyota Prius driving south on Vasco Highway when a Honda CRV going within the different path crossed the double-yellow strains.
The driving force and one different passenger within the Prius, and the motive force of the Honda survived the crash. The CHP stated it’s nonetheless investigating why the Honda crossed the yellow strains however that investigators have dominated out driving below the affect.
Within the crash Monday, a white Dodge Caravan misplaced management simply south of the Marina Vista Avenue exit and veered off into the correct shoulder. It then veered again throughout the highway and into the middle divider, overturning and ejecting Sherman. She died on the scene.
A person driving the automotive was hospitalized. Authorities didn’t have an replace on his situation, citing federal well being legal guidelines.
Police have been nonetheless investigating to find out whether or not driving below the affect was an element within the crash.
