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A driver was killed when his pickup truck crashed into the Pet Food Express building on First Street in Livermore early Saturday morning, according to city police.
The identity of the driver remains under investigation, as does the cause of the deadly crash, Sgt. Steve Goard told the Weekly.
The initial investigation indicates the dark-colored pickup truck was traveling eastbound on East Stanley Boulevard at about 1 a.m. approaching the intersection where Stanley transitions into Railroad Avenue. But instead of continuing on the curving road, the truck drove off the street at the intersection, struck a streetlight and crashed into the Pet Food Express at 1436 First St., according to Goard.
The first officers on scene arrived to find a man dead in the driver’s seat of the pickup, Goard said. He was the only occupant of the vehicle. “As for the specific age and city of residence, we are waiting for confirmation of ID from the coroner,” the sergeant said.
The primary cause of the fatal crash, as well as any associated factors, were unknown and remained under investigation as of later Saturday morning. Goard said any witnesses to the crash are encouraged to call Livermore police at 925-371-4857.
The Pet Food Express store was reported to be closed during the day on Saturday as a result of the damage.
Meanwhile, at almost the exact same moment early Saturday morning, a driver was hurt in nearby Dublin when their vehicle struck a house on Beechwood Loop.
The Alameda County Fire Department reported a blue midsize SUV crashed into the side of the house just after 1 a.m. Saturday, causing injuries to the driver that required hospital treatment.
The driver, whose identity was not released, was placed under arrest and taken into custody on suspicion of DUI after being discharged from the hospital, according to Dublin police Capt. Nate Schmidt.
The occupants inside the home were uninjured. ACFD crews had to construct a temporary structure to shore up and stabilize the Beechwood Loop house after the crash.
