Crime & Safety
One Dies In Car Crash on Treat Boulevard
Car struck pole at 6:30 a.m. Saturday on Cherry Lane at Treat.
Update: 2:30 p.m. Saturday
Bay City News Service
One woman died as a result of a Nissan sedan crashing into a pole car in unincorporated Walnut Creek at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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The victim was a 44-year-old Walnut Creek woman, CHP reported, according to the Contra Costa Times.
Witness reports to the CHP indicated that a Nissan struck a pole at about 6:30 a.m. on Cherry Lane at Treat Boulevard, in an unincorporated area between Walnut Creek and Concord.
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The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to the scene. An unconscious person was extricated from the car wreck, a fire dispatcher said.
A person associated with the vehicle died after the crash, according to the CHP.
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