Crime & Safety
Woman Killed In Hayward Crash ID'd
The victim was a passenger in a vehicle that hit a tree.
HAYWARD, CA — A woman who died when a vehicle she was riding in struck a tree in Hayward on Sunday was identified Tuesday by the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau as Lonita Pretrice White, a 37-year-old Richmond resident.
White was a passenger in a vehicle that was traveling near the intersection of Winton and Magna avenues at about 2:15 a.m. Sunday when the vehicle went off the road trying to navigate a turn and struck a tree.
White was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision.
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The driver, a 46-year-old Oakland man, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
It was the 10th fatal traffic collision this year in Hayward, according to police.
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The collision was still under investigation by Hayward police as of Tuesday afternoon.
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