Crime & Safety
Oakley Woman Who Died In Antioch Collision Is Identified
A 49-year-old woman who died Monday evening after another car crashed into her vehicle on state Highway 4 in Antioch is identified.
ANTIOCH - A 49-year-old woman who died Monday evening after another car crashed into the back of her vehicle on state Highway 4 in Antioch has been identified as Rita Ahwal of Oakley, according to the Contra Costa County coroner's office.
The crash was first reported at 5:46 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Highway 4 just west of Somersville Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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A BMW crashed into the back of an Acura being driven by Ahwal.
The force of the impact pushed Ahwal's car into the right shoulder, CHP officials said.
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Ahwal was initially unconscious and unresponsive. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short while later, according to the CHP.
The driver of the BMW was also taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.
Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be factors in the crash and no arrests have been made, CHP officials said.
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