MARTINEZ — A woman died early Wednesday after the vehicle she was driving crashed into the highway median and was then hit by two other vehicles, the California Highway Patrol said.
At approximately 4:15 am, three vehicles were wrecked on Highway 4 heading west, just east of the Pine Street exit. CHP initially said he only had two cars involved.
Authorities did not immediately identify the driver pending confirmation of her identity and notification of her next of kin.
It’s the second fatal accident on the highway this year. Two of them died. In 2022, he had 15 fatal accidents on highways, killing 19 people.
In a statement, CHP said it was investigating why the woman lost control of her Ford hatchback and crashed into the median. After that crash, Ford got stuck in the lane and his SUV in Lexus crashed. A short time later, a Toyota SUV also hit Ford.
Authorities declared the woman dead at the scene.
The Lexus and Toyota drivers were not injured, according to CHP. All three vehicles were occupied exclusively by their respective drivers.
Autopsy and toxicology reports will determine whether drugs or alcohol were a contributing factor.
The crash closed all westbound lanes and issued a heavy traffic warning for the CHP.The leftmost lane opened around 5:30 a.m. The entire highway reopened by 7:30 a.m.
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