Suspected DUI Driver Arrested After 2 People Hit On Byron Highway

Concord CA

05 September, 2021

3:39 PM

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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Two young people died Saturday night after they were hit by a suspected drunken driver in Knightsen, an unincorporated community in east Contra Costa County, authorities said. The 18-year-old Pittsburg woman and 16-year-old Oakley boy were at a large gathering in the 8000 block of Byron Highway and were walking along the road when they were hit by a 2002 Subaru Impreza at about 11:15 p.m., CHP Officer Brandon Correia said. The victims' names have not been released. The Subaru's driver, an 18-year-old Knightsen man, was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence and gross vehicular manslaughter. His name was not released. Copyright 2021 by Bay City News, Inc. — Republication, Rebroadcast or any other Reuse without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited.