Oakland police pulled a driver from a burning car after a July 13, 2020, collision that killed his passenger, then later determined the man was intoxicated and, prosecutors say, responsible for the wreck. The crash happened where Foothill Boulevard meets 68th Avenue when a Mercedes ran a red light and struck a big rig, igniting flames that spread into the driver’s seat. One passenger, 31-year-old Tahara Day, was killed at the scene.
What prosecutors allege
The man accused in the crash is 39-year-old Travon Troupe of Hayward, who prosecutors first charged in February 2021 after investigators reviewed the collision. Charging documents reviewed by The Mercury News indicate Troupe’s blood-alcohol concentration measured at nearly twice the legal limit……