Coroner Identifies Driver Killed In UTV Crash Near Martinez

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — A Bay Point man was identified as the driver of a utility task vehicle — UTV— who died in a crash Sunday in Glen Frazer, an unincorporated community near Martinez.

Jonathan Ojeda, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at Wolcott Lane and Franklin Canyon Road, the Contra Costa County coroner's office confirmed Wednesday.

The California Highway Patrol responded shortly after 11 a.m. to the fatality involving a Can-Am UTV. The CHP's preliminary investigation indicated Ojeda was not properly restrained by a seatbelt.

Ojeda and two passengers were riding the UTV down a wet and muddy road when he was not able to safely negotiate a turn and collided with a chain-link fence, the CHP said in a statement.

Neither passenger was injured.

Ojeda graduated from Alhambra High School in 2011 and attended Stanford University. He had been married since 2017.

A family member set up a GoFundMe account for Ojeda's memorial expenses. By Wednesday, nearly $11,000 was donated in his memory.

The CHP said the crash was still under investigation and asked anyone with information to call 925-646-4980 or email their contact information to 320Investigations@chp.ca.gov.