DUI suspected in deadly Highway 4 head-on crash in San Joaquin County
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY – A DUI suspect allegedly caused a deadly head-on crash in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta north of Tracy early Wednesday morning.
California Highway Patrol said, just after 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a reported crash on Highway 4 west of S. Tracy Boulevard.
First responders found that a large pickup truck had crossed over double-yellow lines and crashed head-on into an SUV – killing the other driver. Officers believe the pickup driver was intoxicated.
Due to the crash, both lanes of Highway 4 were blocked through the early morning hours. All lanes were back open by 3 a.m.
The name of the driver killed has not been released. Investigators allege that the pickup truck driver, a Discovery Bay resident, was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
The scene of the crash is about 13 miles north of Tracy.