Crime & Safety

Officials ID Alamo Man, 60, Killed in Fiery Car Crash Sunday

The fatal collision occurred at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning on Stone Valley Road near Hidden Valley Road

A 60-year-old man perished in a fiery car crash in Alamo over the weekend, authorities said today. Michael Sevenau of Alamo was killed in the one-car wreck reported around 12:30 a.m. Sunday on Stone Valley Road near Hidden Valley Road, according to the Contra Costa County coroner’s office and the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP responded to reports of a silver 2000 Jaguar that went off the road, hit several mailboxes, plowed through a wooden fence and into a tree and caught fire. The fire engulfed the car with Sevenau trapped inside, according to the CHP. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The CHP continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash and has not yet determined whether alcohol or drug intoxication was a factor.

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