Julia Mondragon Among Three Killed in Brentwood Train Crash on Orwood Road and Bixler Road
Brentwood, California (June 26, 2022) – Julia Mondragon, 41, of Dixon, was among three people killed in a collision with a train in Brentwood on Sunday afternoon, according to the Contra Costa coroner's office.
The wreck was reported at around 1 p.m. in the area of Orwood Road and Bixler Road.
Authorities said a four-door sedan carrying six people was traveling northbound on a dirt driveway to a fundraiser at a vineyard property when the sedan was struck by a westbound Amtrak train at an unmarked crossing.
The impact sent the car into a parked SUV nearly 60 feet from the tracks.
Mondragon and two other women, who were in the sedan, were all killed in the collision.
Two men and a child in the sedan were taken to hospital with major injuries.
A fourth patient had moderate injuries.
The train came to a stop nearly a quarter-mile from the point of the collision and none of the 81 passengers and five crew members were injured.
The crash is under investigation.
ORIGINAL STORY
Brentwood, California (June 26, 2022) – Three people were killed when an Amtrak train collided with a vehicle in Brentwood on Sunday afternoon, according to the authorities.
A four-door sedan reportedly pulled into the train tracks near the area of Orwood Road and Bixler Road and was struck by the train at around 1 p.m.
The impact sent the car off the roadway and it collided with a second vehicle.
The train came to a stop nearly a quarter-mile from the point of the collision.
The crash left three women deceased. Authorities said the deceased women were all over the age of 50.
Meanwhile, a child and two other men involved in the crash were taken to John Muir Medical Center with serious injuries. One of the men had to be airlifted from the scene.
A fourth patient was treated for moderate injuries.
Authorities said all victims of the crash were in the car. 81 passengers and five crew members on the train were uninjured.
An investigation into the deadly crash is underway.
Crash Fatalities in California Went Up in 2021, Early Federal Estimates Show
Newly released estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that fatalities caused by traffic crashes on U.S. freeways reached a 16-year high in 2021. The crash deaths also increased in almost every state, including California, according to NHTSA.
According to the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021 report released by NHTSA, about 42,915 people were killed in traffic collisions in 2021 in the U.S. This shows a 10.5% increase from the 38,828 fatalities reported in 2020.
NHTSA says the projection is the highest number of traffic deaths since 2005 as well as the largest percentage rise in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
In California, 4,258 people died in traffic collisions in 2021 – a 10.7 increase from 2020's 3,847, as per the NHTSA report titled – “Crash Stats: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021.”
According to the traffic deaths estimates, in the two-state region that includes Arizona and California, crash fatalities in 2021 are projected to go up by 10% over the previous year.
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