Woman Killed on Highway 24 Wednesday

LAFAYETTE, CA — A 24-year-old Antioch woman died after a collision on state Highway 24 in Lafayette this morning, California Highway Patrol officers said.

The victim was driving her Nissan Altima west on the highway just west of Acalanes Road when she reportedly experienced a medical episode and veered to the right, out of her lane, into the left side of a Nissan truck, according to the CHP.

Her Altima then drifted back to the left, into the median strip, where it came to rest, CHP officers said.

When medical personnel arrived, the unconscious and unresponsive victim was transported by ambulance to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. Shortly after arriving, she was pronounced dead due to apparent prior medical issues unrelated to the collision, according to the CHP.

Alcohol and drugs do not appear to have played a role in the collision, officers said.

— Bay City News; Image by Renee Schiavone, Patch