Walnut Creek Man Killed After Ygnacio Valley Road Crash Friday

Oct 15, 2021|NEWS24-680||Police/Fire

A 54-year-old Walnut Creek man who crashed his car on Ygnacio Valley Road was hit and killed by a second car after he stepped out of his car and into the roadway Friday.

The fatality, first reported just after 7 a.m., shut down the intersection of Ygnacio Valley and Oak Grove roads for hours.

Adam Kao died of injuries shortly after the collision. The woman driving the car that struck him stopped at the scene and was reportedly cooperating fully with investigators.

17 Comments

Gaye Farley on Oct 15, 2021 at 12:18 pm

O no. I was afraid of this.

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T Prentiss-Bascombe on Oct 15, 2021 at 12:24 pm

So strangely quiet. It didn’t seem like a fatal crash. Any details on victims? I have friends and co workers there.

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- NEWS24-680 on Oct 15, 2021 at 12:25 pm
  
  Unfortunately, not at this time.
  
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Adams Family on Oct 15, 2021 at 12:48 pm

Thought so. Terrible. RIP

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alex on Oct 15, 2021 at 12:56 pm

Prayers.

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Kim on Oct 15, 2021 at 1:15 pm

So sorry to hear this

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Daniel Galloway on Oct 15, 2021 at 1:25 pm

Details???

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- NEWS24-680 on Oct 15, 2021 at 1:26 pm
  
  None released by those who have them…
  
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Joan on Oct 15, 2021 at 2:37 pm

There is a woman who walks that road every day! I pray she was not the victim.

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- Sid on Oct 15, 2021 at 6:58 pm
  
  What this article doesn’t mention is that the man who was hit and killed was naked. I work right down the street and was on my way home from an overnight shift and saw the scene right after it happened. The man was curled into a fetal position and clearly had no clothes on, blood all over his body.
  
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  - Keith Montoya on Oct 16, 2021 at 9:43 am
    
    If he was naked, there’s a little more going on than usual. Very tragic.
    
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Jeff Lowe on Oct 15, 2021 at 6:54 pm

Tragic indeed. Traffic in the vicinity was snarled for hours.

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Jenny P Yang on Oct 17, 2021 at 9:20 pm

OMG. I knew an Adam Kao from my youth. This has to be him. Name. Age. and I know the circumstances of his life. I’m not entirely surprised, but I am without words and devastated. Now, I can’t sleep, I feel broken. I grew up with him. Since this just happened, it hasn’t hit the social circle. I just called a family friend. We’re 100% sure it was him. Now, I can’t stop crying.

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- NEWS24-680 on Oct 17, 2021 at 9:21 pm
  
  Our condolences if it is your friend…
  
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- Jenny P Yang on Oct 17, 2021 at 10:01 pm
  
  Confirmed. I just talked to one family friend who was closest to their family. Confirmed, Confirmed, Confirmed. This is so, so, so sad. I feel for him because I know the facts of his life. Now, he is resting in peace.
  
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  - NEWS24-680 on Oct 17, 2021 at 10:33 pm
    
    We are very sorry. These stories still touch us…
    
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augkuo on Oct 18, 2021 at 9:49 am

Adam’s memorial site is here – https://www.mykeeper.com/profile/AdamKao/

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