Two Dead After I680 Wrong-Way Crash In Concord Monday

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A wrong-way driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of I680 in Concord slammed into another car in a devastating crash that killed two people and closed the freeway for hours early Monday.

The crash was reported at approximately 2am south of Willow Pass Road with following traffic diverted onto Highway 242 in order to avoid the scene.

Two other people reportedly injured in the crash were transported to John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek where their conditions remain unknown. The freeway was reopened in the northbound direction by 6:19am.

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5 Comments

  1. Robert Hale on Oct 19, 2026 at 10:03 am

    I’ll wager that it was a DUI.

    • Greg T on Oct 19, 2026 at 1:16 pm

      Are we being judgmental? Yes, a bit.
      But we’re probably 99% correct! I’m just curious which car the fatalities occurred in? Hate to say this. But I hope it was not the ‘innocent car’.

  2. Jeff on Oct 19, 2026 at 11:48 am

    Horrible, concur with the above analysis.

    Firestone 11R

  3. Y.C. on Oct 19, 2026 at 1:17 pm

    I read that it was a possible DUI. Absolutely tragic for those families; ALL of them. This seems to be happening more frequently for some reason. This world has become unrecognizable to me.

  4. TSL1969 on Oct 19, 2026 at 4:05 pm

    I don’t feel safe anywhere anymore. The world is so upside down.

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