CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – A violent solo-vehicle wreck shut down the southbound lanes of Kirker Pass Road across from the Concord Pavilion Friday afternoon, leaving the driver dead and the mangled vehicle sheared in two, according to Concord police.
Police and fire crews were dispatched at 1:51 p.m. to the area of Kirker Pass Road and Clearbrook Drive. Investigators say the motorist was heading downhill toward Concord when the car veered off the pavement and slammed into a tree.
The impact was so severe that it ripped the vehicle apart; the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin…