Crime & Safety
2 Killed In Pleasanton Crash: CHP
A car was traveling at 100 mph when it crashed into the rear of a semi-truck.
PLEASANTON, CA — Two people were killed Friday morning in a traffic collision on Interstate Highway 680 in Pleasanton.
The collision occurred at 2:16 a.m. on southbound Interstate Highway 680 just north of Bernal Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers said a 1996 Lexus sedan was traveling approximately 100 miles per hour when the vehicle collided into the rear of a semi-truck.
The Lexus then crashed into the center divider and right shoulder of the roadway.
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The driver and a passenger in the Lexus were not wearing seatbelts, and the driver was ejected from the vehicle, according to the CHP. The driver of the Lexus, a 23-year-old man from Oakland, and the passenger, a 22-year-old man from Oakland, were both killed in the collision. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured in the collision.
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