The California Highway Patrol reported that a Lexus sedan was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-680 when it collided head-on with an oncoming Chevrolet.
Concord, CA – The two people who were killed in a crash involving a wrong-way driver last month in Concord have been identified.
According to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, Isamar Soto, 30, and Carlos Mejia, 29, both of San Diego, died following the crash that took place on I-680 near the Willow Pass Road exit on October 19.
The California Highway Patrol reported that a Lexus sedan was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-680 when it collided head-on with an oncoming Chevrolet.
Soto and Mejia were passengers in the Lexus and were both declared deceased at the scene.
The drivers of the two vehicles and a third passenger in the Lexus were all hospitalized with critical injuries.
The driver of the Lexus was also arrested on suspicion of DUI following the accident.
The northbound side of I-680 was shut down for more than four hours as authorities investigated the incident.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.