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The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau has identified the passenger who died soon after being airlifted to a local hospital following a crash down an embankment on Interstate 580 outside Livermore over the weekend.
The victim was Choung-Dinh Nguyen, 46, of San Jose, according to the coroner’s bureau.
Nguyen was the lone passenger in a minivan that crashed at approximately 8:35 a.m. Saturday on I-580 just west of Flynn Road North.
The driver of the westbound 2005 Honda Odyssey — identified only as a 46-year-old San Jose woman — lost control for unknown reasons and the minivan veered off the freeway, drove through a guardrail and traveled out-of-control down an approximately 100-foot embankment, overturning multiple times, according to the California Highway Patrol and Alameda County Fire Department.
Nguyen was ejected from the minivan, potentially not wearing a seatbelt at the time, authorities said. He was airlifted to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley with major trauma, where he succumbed to his injuries later Saturday morning.
The driver sustained minor injuries but was trapped inside the minivan after the crash, requiring emergency personnel help to be freed, according to authorities. She was transported by ambulance to Eden in stable condition.
The cause of the fatal crash remains under investigation. Any potential witnesses can contact the CHP Dublin office at 925-828-0466.
