Grandmother Killed When Brick Tossed From Highway 4 Overpass Crashes Through Windshield
CONCORD (CBS SF) -- A 63-year-old Antioch woman was killed late Friday night when a brick tossed from a freeway overpass came crashing through the front window of a car she was riding in on Highway 242 near Highway 4 in Concord, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A CHP officer at the scene late Friday night told KPIX the brick was thrown off an overpass near Highway 4 and Port of Chicago Highway (Highway 242).
According to the officer, a wrench was thrown from an overpass in the same stretch of highway only about 3 weeks ago. They do not know if the two incidents are related, but were investigating it as a possibility.
In a social media post, the CHP said it received a 911 call reporting the incident at around 9:32 p.m. Upon emergency personnel and CHP arrival, a female passenger of the vehicle was found unconscious and unresponsive. Life-saving procedures were attempted but unsuccessful and she was declared deceased at the scene.
The woman's 20-year-old grandson pulled over immediately and called 911. The woman's granddaughters, ages 11 and 13, in the back seat were not injured.
Investigators at the scene determined that the gray 2004 Volkswagen Jetta was proceeding northbound on Highway 242 and approaching Highway 4 when heavy object came crashing through a window of the vehicle and struck her as she was seated in the right front seat.
Anyone who witnessed this incident, the events leading up to it or saw anyone within the immediate area is asked to contact Contra Costa CHP in Martinez at (925) 646-4980.