Man, 89, Killed in 6-Car Crash in Castro Valley

An 89-year-old man died after a six-vehicle, chain-reaction crash on Interstate Highway 580 this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision was reported at 10:20 a.m. today on westbound I-580 just east of the Strobridge Avenue exit, the CHP said.

Investigators said a 66-year-old Flintstone, Georgia, man who was driving a 2014 Chevrolet pickup truck was headed west on I-580 when, for unknown reasons, the truck struck the back of a white 2015 Mercedes, which in turn rear-ended a black 2015 Mercedes.

A 33-year-old Concord man who was driving a 2010 Ford Escape tried to swerve around the crash but struck the pickup and two other vehicles, according to the CHP. An 89-year-old man from Castro Valley who was a passenger in the white 2015 Mercedes was taken to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, where he succumbed to his injuries, the CHP said.

The Alameda County coroner’s bureau identified him as Joung Chun. The driver of the car Chun rode in, a 60-year-old Castro Valley woman, and one of the other drivers, a 21-year-old Dublin man, suffered minor injuries, according to the CHP. It doesn’t appear that alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision, the CHP said.

By Bay City News

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