Crime & Safety

Coroner IDs Elderly Alamo Man Killed In Crash Thursday

Authorities said the man died after his car crashed into a ditch in Walnut Creek.

WALNUT CREEK, CA — A man who died after his car crashed into a ditch in Walnut Creek on Thursday morning has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as 82-year-old Alamo resident Stanley Mehlhoff.

The crash was reported at about 10:30 a.m. and involved a Volkswagen sedan that crashed into the ditch near Danville Boulevard and Rudgear Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers arrived to find Mehlhoff unresponsive in his car. He was pronounced dead shortly afterward.

CHP officials said investigators determined the Volkswagen was traveling west on Rudgear Road and for some reason drove through the intersection with Danville Boulevard and went off the roadway.

Find out what's happening in Danvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the CHP's Contra Costa-area office at (925) 646-4980.

By Bay City News

Find out what's happening in Danvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Photo via Shutterstock