Martinez Man With Bullet Wound Crashes Car Into Antioch Residence

MARTINEZ, CA -- A man died after his vehicle struck an East Bay residence the night of Jan. 17, police said.

At about 9:38 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of East 13th Street near Simmons Street in Antioch on a report of a vehicle that struck a residence.

According to police, when officers arrived at the scene, they discovered that the driver of the vehicle was suffering from a gunshot wound.

The driver died at the scene and is described by police as a 27-year-old man from Martinez.

The occupants of the residence that was struck by the vehicle were not injured, police said.

Police are investigating and asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Antioch Police Department at (925) 779-6940.

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