Tag: fatality
Couple arrested in neglect-related death of woman’s father
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a 77-year-old Martinez man, which Martinez Police said appears to be a case of elderly neglect. The two are identified as Edmund Phillip St. John, 49, and Laura Ann Lawrence, 50. In a statement released Tuesday through Capt. Aaron Roth, the […]
Woman dies after collision on Highway 4
A woman whose car crashed on eastbound California Highway 4 Monday night died after she was struck after she ran across the highway, crossed the center metal guard rail and tried to cross the westbound lanes, according to an announcement by the California Highway Patrol. The incident began about 8:26 p.m., when Contra Costa California […]
Man dies in Howe Road collision
MARTINEZ, Calif. – A 37-year-old man died Thursday night after a passenger car collided with a parked commercial vehicle on Howe Road, according to a statement from Martinez Police Department. The statement, issued by Sgt. Patrick Salamid and Chief Manjit Sappal, said officers were sent to the 800 block of Howe Road after the department […]
Inmate’s death under investigation
MARTINEZ, Calif. – The death of a 61-year-old inmate in the Martinez Detention Facility is under investigation by both the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s office, said Jimmy Lee, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Office. The inmate, identified Monday as Dwight Dunn and described as a transient from Concord, was […]
Martinez woman charged in bicycle fatality
MARTINEZ, Calif. – A Martinez woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a Tuesday evening collision that killed a 42-year old Hercules bicyclist, California Highway Patrol Officer Brandon Correia said Thursday. Christopher Rey Bunag was riding his bicycle about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday on San Pablo Avenue west of the restaurant The Dead Fish […]
Driver dies at Wednesday Night Drags in Sonoma
A 75-year-old Napa man died after his car crashed during the season opening Wednesday Night Drags this past week at Sonoma Raceway, Diana Brennan, vice president of communications and marketing, said in a track statement after the accident. The man has been identified in a statement from Sgt. Spencer Crum of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s […]
