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Speeding driver killed on I-680 Saturday is identified

CHP believes alcohol caused driver to veer off freeway at high speeds

A man who died in a crash early Saturday morning on Interstate Highway 680 in Danville has been identified as 30-year-old Juan Sandoval-Gomez, according to the Contra Costa County coroner's office.

Sandoval-Gomez, a Sacramento resident, was speeding north on I-680 around 6 a.m. when he braked suddenly for traffic north of El Cerro Boulevard and lost control of his black 2002 Lincoln Navigator, California Highway Patrol officer Tom Maguire said.

The car veered off the highway and went up an embankment, striking an electrical box and rolling multiple times, Maguire said.

Sandoval-Gomez was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle, Maguire said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

His passenger, Gilroy resident Christian Gutierrez, 25, was transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening.

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Speeding driver killed on I-680 Saturday is identified

CHP believes alcohol caused driver to veer off freeway at high speeds

Uploaded: Sun, Mar 15, 2009, 10:19 am
Updated: Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 5:55 am

A man who died in a crash early Saturday morning on Interstate Highway 680 in Danville has been identified as 30-year-old Juan Sandoval-Gomez, according to the Contra Costa County coroner's office.

Sandoval-Gomez, a Sacramento resident, was speeding north on I-680 around 6 a.m. when he braked suddenly for traffic north of El Cerro Boulevard and lost control of his black 2002 Lincoln Navigator, California Highway Patrol officer Tom Maguire said.

The car veered off the highway and went up an embankment, striking an electrical box and rolling multiple times, Maguire said.

Sandoval-Gomez was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle, Maguire said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

His passenger, Gilroy resident Christian Gutierrez, 25, was transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening.

Comments

Reminder
Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 16, 2009 at 9:36 am
Reminder, Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 16, 2009 at 9:36 am

Wear your seat belt -- your life may very well depend on that simple "click".


Cholo
Livermore
on Mar 16, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Cholo, Livermore
on Mar 16, 2009 at 7:03 pm

(Comment deemed inappropriate by Pleasanton Weekly Online staff)


anonymous
Danville
on Mar 20, 2009 at 10:00 pm
anonymous, Danville
on Mar 20, 2009 at 10:00 pm

to the person with no sympathy thats rude


stacey
Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Mar 21, 2009 at 11:47 pm
stacey, Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Mar 21, 2009 at 11:47 pm

speeding + no seatbelt = darwin nominee


Stacey
Registered user
Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Mar 22, 2009 at 8:14 am
Stacey, Amberwood/Wood Meadows
Registered user
on Mar 22, 2009 at 8:14 am

The above post is not mine.


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