Crashes, Police Search Halt Highway 24 Traffic Monday

Highway 24 from Lafayette to Orinda was a hot mess most of the afternoon and on into the evening Monday with several multi-vehicle crashes and a police search lasting until almost midnight.

Neighbors reported hearing “a very loud crash and then a flash of light” at about 10pm on the freeway near where it crosses El Nido Ranch Road.

There were some injured people and the freeway was at a standstill for several hours. All in all a very bad, very messy day on one of our namesake freeways. Hopefully, things will be better tomorrow.