One person was arrested after a fiery crash involving two vehicles on Taylor Blvd., near the Pleasant Hill Police station in Pleasant Hill on Friday night.
At least three people were transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.
The collision occurred around 5 p.m.
The investigation is ongoing, and the reason for the arrest hasn’t been released.
photo credit: Craig Cannon
Some one was moving or living in their car.
NO ONE WAS MOVING OR LIVING IN THEIR CAR!!
You say no to the person living in their car or they were moving, how do you no? I mean you capitalized the whole sentence you must know.so tell us all what was the van doing?
People speed down Taylor ALL THE TIME! The whole Taylor Blvd is a racetrack. The intersection of Taylor Blvd/Pleasant Hill Rd is dangerous. I have seen a couple of cars wedged in the tree where the yield sign is and 2-3 years ago, maybe more, there was a serious accident. Where Taylor Blvd turns into Pleasant Hill Rd is also dangerous because NOBODY, NOBODY, ever stops to yield to traffic even though there’s a yield sign there.
This could have been worse but what can be expected when people want to defund the police and bad behavior is rewarded. Unfortunately, people only come to realize how important is to have rules when something bad happens to them. Any one of us could have been the unfortunate ones to cross paths with someone like this.
“Racetrack.” lol They should have never lowered the speed limit to 40. It was 45 for decades.
Four lanes.
No pedestrians allowed.
Not a single home on Taylor Blvd. except the 6-7 between Contra Costa Blvd. and Ruth Dr. From there, going west/south, no homes at all all the way until P. Hill Rd. ends at Olympic in WC.
It’s almost a highway, which is why the speed limit is 50-55 south of Alhambra Ave.
Taylor Blvd. can safely handle 55+ speeds, but the Karens complained and now traffic is worse.
I’m a regular driver of that stretch of road for more than 40 years now.
@anonymous. Where, WHERE, did I state that the issue is with the speed limit!?? People SPEED on that long stretch of road and fail to obey traffic laws and that is a FACT! But, given your statement about complaining Karens, I’m lead to believe that you’re one of those people for whom traffic laws are a suggestion. Keep your comment about complaining Karens in mind if you or a loved one are injured by a negligent driver because then you will be acting like a Karen.
Pedestrians may not be allowed in that stretch of road but I have seen people walking on Taylor many times though I think most are homeless. Bicyclists frequently use Taylor Blvd and Pleasant Hill road and neither them or drivers care for laws or speed limits.
@PESFG You’re taking my comments too personally. The only one directed at you was the racetrack one.
Some people speed, sure. But if it’s a problem, there would be a lot more accidents there. It’s probably the safest road in that area because it’s almost set-up as a freeway, with no homes or pedestrians. That’s why it was posted 45-55 for decades.
I think I’ve seen a handful of accidents there in four decades.
The only real dangerous behavior I have seen are the CPHS kids crossing Taylor Blvd. with their heads buried in their phones not even looking up once as they cross 4 lanes of traffic.
I don’t speed on city streets. The only time I speed is on the freeway with everyone else doing 75 when it’s safe.
The way people drive through PHill is ridiculous. I live on Boyd and the average car drives 35-40. The posted limit is 25. Doesn’t matter if kids are walking to school or not. Not a cop to be seen. High horsepower and low IQ is a bad combination.
What I have been observing lately is that Drivers seem to be considering STOP signs just a “Suggestion” not something they ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO!
Also, Drivers are crazy speeding in Parking lots. They are not the Freeway!
SLOW DOWN. The Life You Save May be Your Own….
I’ve noticed that too.
The millennials are traffic law-fluid.
@anonymous. Really? As an “Elder Millennial” I have has to endure many a boomer decide to ignore traffic laws and then proceed to blame others. TWICE last month in Pleasant Hill I had experience with Boomers who decided to roll through or not stop at stop signs and then cuss me out for their mistakes and blamed me for “almost causing an accident”. It seems like my elders have a loose grasp on what the laws are and have a habit of blaming others for their mistakes (hence your snarky comment).
Speed limits are guidelines..not many pay attention to them including me.
Stop signs are the same as well as red lights. I turn right on red but I will also go straight on red if nobody’s coming the other directions..
Again everything is guidelines in my book and I’ve been doing it this way for decades with no problems or tickets..
Yesterday I was driving on Center Street Martinez, for some reason I slowed down a little, don’t remember why. Anyway someone came shooting out of a side street, did not stop at the stop sign just barreled through, if I had gone a little faster I would have hit him, since he came out of nowhere. You sound like an ignorant teen ager that don’t realize what can happen when you ignore the rules of the road. I would venture to say your problem is your attitude, sounds very selfish to me.
Intuition is real.
Ha-ha! This is one of the reasons I have a dashboard camera and I’m not shy about providing license plate information to the cops.
@Bdpirate – Unfortunately, your book does not agree with another book: The California Vehicle Code. Not coming to a full stop at a stop sign is illegal. Proceeding through a red light, except to turn right, is illegal. The speed limit is the LIMIT and going 1 MPH over is illegal.
In practice, you nay not get stopped or ticketed for some minor violations of those laws, but you CAN be stopped and ticketed.
Fred, Your reply to Bdpirate are spot on. Years ago I turn right to Willow Pass from the Strip Mall where Joann’s Fabric is and Burlington Coat Factory was located. I saw a traffic cop, and because I kept my eyes on him instead of the sign across Willow Pass that said no turning on red, I got a fairly hefty ticket. I learned my lesson. Stop signs and red lights are there for a reason, you might think no one is coming, but how much visibility are there? Someone could be speeding and hit you. I think Bdpirate also posted that he would have fireworks on the 4th? He sounds like he is playing with fire in both instances, so to speak. Here is a quote from Top Gun, “Rules exist for safety of you and others” not a direct quote, but I believe it sums it up.
With respect, you missed my point. I was trying to clarify some misconceptions about the vehicle code. While it’s true that it’s highly unlikely that someone would be stopped or cited for such a minor violation as going 1 MPH over the speed limit, it is in fact illegal and citable (refer to CVC 22348 and following). There is a big difference between a cop exercising discretion not to stop someone who has technically violated the law and saying that it’s legal. Especially in the case of proceeding through a red light when it seemingly appears safe to do so, saying that one can disregard the vehicle code at will for the sake of convenience is not accurate and dangerous.
-An active duty Police Sergeant