Crime & Safety
One Killed, Another Injured in Contra Costa County Crash
The vehicle that crashed just outside of Clayton was apparently trying to evade a sheriff's deputy.
One person has been killed and another suffered major injuries in a crash of a vehicle that was apparently trying to evade a sheriff's deputy just outside of Clayton Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Around 8:15 a.m., a car was being pursued by a Contra Costa County sheriff's patrol vehicle when it crashed into a tree located near a trailer park on Marsh Creek Road near Clayton, CHP Officer Guillermo Garcia said.
One of the two occupants inside the car was killed in the crash, while another was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, Garcia said.
The patrol car did not crash and no sheriff's personnel were injured, the officer said. Garcia said he did not know what prompted the pursuit.
Officials from the sheriff's office were not immediately available to comment on the case.
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