Speed cause of single car collision injuring two Antioch teens, Wednesday afternoon
By Acting Sergeant James Stenger #3604, Antioch Police Field Services Bureau
On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at approximately 1:39 PM, Antioch Police Department dispatch received several calls regarding a solo vehicle collision into a fire hydrant at Hillcrest Avenue and Lone Tree Way. APD Officers arrived on scene and found a single vehicle roll over collision. It was learned that an 18-year-old Antioch male was driving with his 19-year-old Antioch female passenger southbound on Hillcrest Avenue. The male left the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a fire hydrant. The vehicle then rolled over ejecting the female passenger.
Both the male and female were transported to a local hospital in critical but stable condition. Speed was a contributing factor in this collision.
This preliminary information is made available by the Field Services Bureau. There will be no further information released regarding this case at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call the Antioch Police Department non-emergency line at (925) 778-2441. You may also text-a-tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the key word ANTIOCH.
