Fremont: Good Samaritan dies in I-880 weekend collision

A driver was arrested after a solo Interstate 880 crash, and a second driver fled on foot after his pickup truck fatally struck one of two Good Samaritans responding to the first crash, authorities said.

FREMONT — A driver was arrested after a solo Interstate 880 crash, and a second driver fled on foot after his pickup truck fatally struck one of two Good Samaritans responding to the first crash, authorities said.

In a statement Sunday, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson said a Chevrolet crashed around 2:40 a.m. on the northbound I-880 off-ramp to Highway 262/Mission Boulevard, blocking the off-ramp’s lanes.

Shortly after, a Mitsubishi’s male driver and female passenger stopped and helped move the Chevrolet to the off-ramp’s right shoulder before parking the Mitsubishi behind it. The Mitsubishi passenger then got out of the car to speak with the Chevrolet’s driver.

Moments later, as she stood between the two vehicles, a Ford F-150 pickup truck approached before drifting onto the shoulder and rear-ending the Mitsubishi.

The impact pushed it forward into her, the CHP said. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her identity was not available Sunday night, pending next-of-kin notification from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office coroner’s bureau.

The Ford’s driver got out and fled on foot and had not yet been located, and the Chevrolet’s driver was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

The collision remains under investigation by CHP officers, and anyone with information may call the CHP’s Hayward office at 510-489-1500.

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.