Authorities arrested a suspected DUI driver after a crash that killed a 22-year-old Antioch man and injured four other people Sunday morning on the Bay Bridge.
The two-car collision was reported shortly before 3 a.m., when a 2007 Infiniti M45 sedan slowed down due to possible mechanical problems and was rear-ended by a 2014 Nissan Frontier pickup truck, the California Highway Patrol said.
The wreck occurred on westbound Interstate Highway 80 on the bridge just west of Treasure Island.
The man who died was in the rear seat of the Infiniti, along with another passenger, a 21-year-old man who was hospitalized with major injuries.
A 22-year-old woman in the front passenger seat also suffered major injuries, the CHP said.
The driver of the Infiniti, a 22-year-old San Francisco woman, was hospitalized and later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the CHP.
The driver of the Nissan, a 36-year-old man, suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized.
All lanes were temporarily closed on the bridge until about 4 a.m., when the far left lane reopened, CHP officials said. All lanes were open by 5:20 a.m.
Three AM and the bridge must have been empty and they still play bumper cars. There is five lanes up there. Pick a good one.
Reminder, mask and seatbelts save lives.
The backup was huge. Almost made me miss my flight.
So sorry for the victims of yet another drunk driver
If the car slowed down due to mechanical problems and was rear-ended, then technically this is any related to the DUI, merely a discovery made when officers arrived on scene. So we shouldn’t jump to conclusions and blame the driver who was rear-ended. Why did the truck crash into them? Was he following too closely? That should be the real question here.
OR……
The Driver was DUI and should NOT have been on the road at all….
Entire incident could have been avoided….
It doesn’t say anywhere that the driver of the Infiniti was responsible for the crash, only that she was arrested for DUI.
The drunks always seem to survive. I wonder if it’s because their muscles are relaxed.
It’s because they are vaccinated and boosted.