A driver on westbound I-580 was killed by a pickup truck traveling the wrong way on Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The white pickup truck was connected to a burglary in El Cerrito, the CHP said. Two people in the truck were injured and in serious condition.The crash happened at 4:30 a.m. on a ramp in the MacArthur Maze in Oakland that leads to the Bay Bridge. It appeared that only one lane remained open to traffic.In addition to hitting the car that killed a driver, the pickup truck crashed into another vehicle, police said.
The pickup truck pulled a U-turn on I-80 and wound up going the wrong way on 580, according to officials. El Cerrito police said that the burglary happened at a smoke shop on San Pablo Avenue early this morning. The owner of Tobacco Outlet told KTVU that his store was ransacked by thieves. The traffic backup on I-580 extended to Highway 24 and will cause problems for East Bay commuters.Drivers may want to try to use side streets to reach I-80 or I-880 as alternative routes to reach the bridge.
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