2 Killed, 2 Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On Concord Freeway

CONCORD, CA — Police arrested a woman suspected in the deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 680 in Concord that left two people dead, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The driver collided with an oncoming vehicle on Monday, leaving two people dead and two others injured, according to reports and the California Highway Patrol.

The crash happened at about 1:50 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-680, south of Willow Pass Road, according to the CHP.

CHP said a black Lexus sedan driven by a woman and carrying three passengers was heading south in the northbound lanes of I-680 when it slammed into a black Chevrolet sedan, whose driver was also a woman.

The two rear Lexus passengers, a woman seated on the left and a man seated on the right, died at the scene.

Ambulances took the driver of the Lexus, a male front-seat passenger, and the Chevrolet’s driver to the hospital with major injuries.

Following a DUI investigation, authorities took the Lexus driver into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Investigators determined that the Lexus’ front-seat passenger and left rear passenger were not wearing seat belts. Everyone else involved in the crash was properly restrained.

Authorities closed all northbound lanes for several hours and diverted traffic onto Highway 242. All lanes reopened by 6:19 a.m., CHP said.

Further details were not immediately available.