By Allen Payton

A truck traveling westbound at a high speed on Lone Tree Way near the Slatten Ranch Shopping Center, about 9:30 p.m. Friday night, struck another car and resulted in the death of the female driver of the truck.

The collision occurred at the intersection of the Slatten Ranch center driveway at Lone Tree Way, across from Buffalo Wild Wings, east of the Highway 4 Bypass and west of Slatten Ranch Road. It elicited a large response by both Antioch and Brentwood Police, as well as emergency vehicles. The west bound lanes of Lone Tree Way between Slatten Ranch Road/Shady Willow Lane and Jeffery Way were cordoned off for close to two hours.

According to three witnesses who were sitting on and in their vehicles at the southbound light on Slatten Ranch Road, preparing to turn right, westbound onto Lone Tree Way, saw a truck speed by and collide with another car, forcing it into a third.

“I was on my bike at Slatten Ranch about to turn rift and I saw a Dodge Dakota going about 100-110 MPH driven by a female who looks about 25 years old,” said 18-year-old Tyler Graves, of Oakley, who grew up in Antioch and was riding a motorcycle. “I then rolled forward and watched and just saw dust and glass and saw the truck T-bone the first vehicle; which was grey and shoved it into the white Honda.”

“The truck spun like 360 then rolled,” he continued. “She was ejected and I saw her face down in the grass hill area. The truck was a couple feet away. I don’t think she was breathing at all.”

“I pulled up to make sure these (the grey and white) cars were alright and I went up to see if she was alright and there was no movement,” Graves added. “I asked if the female was dead and the police officer said ‘you’re a smart guy’.”

Bobby Vierra, age 20 of Oakley was traveling with Graves and one other car between his car and Graves’ motorcycle, and was also stopped at the light at Slatten Ranch Road.

“We were leaving and saw the truck hauling through the intersection,” he stated. “Then we heard the loud bang. Then we pulled out and pulled in here (into the driveway of the shopping center). We walked down and checked on the girl and she was laying on the ground.”

“Two officers were already on the scene,” Vierra continued. “I got out of my car and we walked up with the police.”

Cameron Pabst, age 19 of Discovery Bay was driving the car between Graves and Vierra, and saw the truck speed by.

“I said ‘they’re going way too fast’, especially on Lone Tree Way because it’s such a busy street,” he said. “The truck almost went air born.”

The police asked the three witnesses and their friends who were in one of the cars, to remain at the scene. After obtaining their information, the police allowed the young men to leave about 10:46 p.m.

Antioch Police personnel confirmed the female driver of the truck was deceased, and a yellow body bag covering the corpse could be seen near the vehicle. In addition, one officer stated there were two people in the Honda and one person in the silver-colored vehicle. Another witness said they had seen an emergency helicopter land on the other side of the Chucky Cheese restaurant, and someone was removed from one of the vehicles and taken in the direction of the helicopter.

UPDATE: The following press release was issued by the Sergeant Rick Smith of the Antioch Police Community Policing Bureau, Saturday morning at 9:14 AM:

On Friday night, November 11, 2016 at 9:33 PM, Antioch and Brentwood Officers responded to a reported collision involving multiple vehicles on Lone Tree Way at the entrance to the Slatten Ranch Shopping Center in the City of Antioch.  On arrival, it was learned a 23 year old female driver of a white pickup truck had been westbound on Lone Tree Way prior to the collision. She failed to stop for a red traffic signal and collided with a vehicle that was turning into the shopping center from eastbound Lone Tree Way. These vehicles then collided with another vehicle turning out of the Shopping center onto westbound Lone Tree Way.

The collision caused the pickup truck to roll several times along Lone Tree Way and ejected the unrestrained female driver. The female driver and sole occupant of the truck was found deceased along side of her vehicle. The occupants of the other vehicles were transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

The Antioch Police Department Traffic Unit responded and is currently investigating this collision. All names are being withheld at this time due to the nature of this incident and the notification of the next of kin. There will be no further information available at this time. It is suspected that speed and alcohol were involved in the cause of this collision.

This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call the Antioch Police at (925) 778-2441. You may also text a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using key word ANTIOCH.

See more photos of the accident scene on the Antioch Herald Facebook page.

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