photo credit: Lisa Marie
One person died and another was injured when a car crashed into a power pole in Walnut Creek early Thursday morning, according to police.
Officers responded at 1:07 a.m. to the crash reported on Ygnacio Valley Road between Civic Drive and North Broadway and arrived to find that the driver had been ejected from the vehicle.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene while the passenger in the vehicle suffered serious injuries but is expected to survive, Walnut Creek police said.
The crash caused a power outage but PG&E crews responded and were able to restore power quickly, police said.
Ygnacio Valley Road is expected to remain closed for most of the day, according to police.
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Any updates on this accident?
Young girl 18 died, passenger ok. Alcohol involved.
Speed kills, terrible.
I think the alcohol probably was a contributing factor here as well.
I see only one car, obviously took out a utility pole. Looks like the pole landed on the driver’s side. Wires must be down across the street. Very sad that someone died.
“Ygancio”..might want to fix the title.
Very sad. As a wise old Father told his 6 children back in the day. “Nothing good happens after midnight”. We were always home by that time, unless we had a really good excuse.
Obvious from the condition of the vehicle that excessive speed was involved. Ejection of occupant of vehicle means no seat belt being worn. Alcohol involved means bad judgement. Though I’m so sorry about the young driver being deceased, I’m thankful that other (innocent) vehicles weren’t involved.