Both of the fatal crashes happened on Sunday.
A man and woman who died in separate car crashes in Contra Costa County on Sunday have been identified by authorities.at the intersection of W. 10th Street and Auto Center Drive in Antioch about 4:07 p.m. Killed in that collision was 30-year-old Thomas Coleman, of Pittsburg.
Antioch police in a statement said Coleman drove a blue Acura sedan and was going north toward downtown Antioch on Auto Center Drive, when he entered the intersection and hit a silver Lexus going west toward Pittsburg. Coleman received treatment from medics but died at the scene. The Lexus driver and a passenger were hospitalized but police said they both will survive.The California Highway Patrol said Allen drove a silver Buick Regal that collided with a gray Jeep Wrangler. She also died at the scene. The Jeep’s driver was not injured.
That crash marked the second fatal one on Highway 4 in 2024. It was the deadliest highway in Contra Costa County last year with 15 fatal crashes resulting in the death of 18 people.
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