Crime & Safety
Driver Killed In Fiery Pleasant Hill Crash ID'd As Martinez Man
The solo-vehicle crash into a tree is still under investigation, police say.
PLEASANT HILL, CA — A Martinez man who fatally crashed his SUV into a tree in Pleasant Hill early Sunday morning has been identified as 49-year-old Robert Butler, according to the Contra Costa County coroner's office.
Butler's SUV caught fire after hitting a tree in the vicinity of Pleasant Hill Road and Mercury Way just after midnight.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The cause of the crash is still under investigation, and anybody with additional information is asked to contact the Pleasant Hill Police Department at 925-288-4600.
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