Crime & Safety

Coroner IDs Man Killed In Tuesday Crash Near San Pablo Reservoir

The 94 year old was a resident of Orinda.

The Contra Costa County coroner’s office today identified a 94-year-old man who was killed in a solo-vehicle crash near the San Pablo Reservoir on Tuesday as Orinda resident George Vila.

The crash was reported at 1:39 p.m. after a gray Cadillac XTS crashed into a tree in the 500 block of Old San Pablo Dam Road northwest of Orinda, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP Officer John Fransen said the Cadillac was traveling south when it drifted off of the roadway for a reason yet to be determined and struck the tree.

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