Antioch woman dead after apparent shooting, crash on Highway 4 near Willow Pass

CONCORD — Police are investigating an apparent freeway shooting and car crash that ended in a woman’s death Saturday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Police said the accident was first reported at 2:25 p.m. Saturday, when police received reports that a silver Honda had collided into the guardrail on eastbound Highway 4 near Port Chicago Highway.

While on the way to the crash, a caller told police that the car ended up on the Willow Pass Road off-ramp from eastbound Highway 4. Police determined the car drove off the roadway and collided with the guardrail.

The driver, a woman from Antioch, was pronounced dead at the scene, and police found bullet holes on the driver side door. Police did not immediately say whether the woman died as a result of the crash or from a shooting.

This investigation is ongoing, police said. On Saturday night, the eastbound lanes of Highway 4 — which had been closed at different points in the investigation — were reopened, but the Willow Pass Road off-ramp remained closed.

The CHP encourages anyone who witnessed or has information about the incident to contact investigators at 707-917-4491.