1 dead after wrong way driver causes multivehicle crash in Concord
May 02, 2026
A person died following a multi-vehicle crash involving a wrong way driver in Concord on Friday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP said officers responded to a crash on northbound I-680, north of Treat Boulevard at around 11:20 p.m.
Authorities reported a black Charger was
traveling wrong way and collided head on with a Tesla. Several other vehicles also crashed into each other, trying to avoid the original collision, according to officials.
CHP said a person in the Tesla was declared deceased and the driver in the Charger was taken to the hospital. They add DUI is suspected but not confirmed. ...read more read less