Wrong-way driver's car bursts into flames after hitting, killing another motorist, CHP says
Around 1:40 a.m., a Range Rover driver heading in the wrong direction crashed straight into a Honda Civic just east of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza, CHP officer Adib Zeid said. Richmond firefighters declared the Honda Civic driver dead at the scene.
The Range Rover erupted in flames after the crash. First responders driving in the area stopped and rescued the driver from the SUV.
Authorities detained the driver before they were taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. The crash remains under investigation as of Tuesday.
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