Concord Man Killed In Highway 4 Crash Is Identified

MARTINEZ - The man who died in a Tuesday night crash on state Highway 4 near Martinez has been identified as 29-year-old Michael Burrie, of Concord, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The Contra Costa County coroner’s office Wednesday identified Burrie as the man whose pickup truck went off the highway’s eastbound lanes and overturned.

Burrie was ejected from his truck during the crash, which occurred at 9:46 p.m. near the Interstate Highway 680 connector between Martinez and the community of Pacheco, CHP officials said.

His truck overshot the highway’s southbound connector ramp and went into a dirt embankment, according to officials.

The truck was launched into the air after traveling up an incline on the embankment’s other side and overturned when it landed.

CHP officials said it appeared that Burrie, who was the only person in the truck, was not wearing a seatbelt.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

-By Bay City News Service, image via ShutterStock