WALNUT CREEK (BCN) — A motorist died after being hospitalized from crashing into a sound wall on a Walnut Creek road this morning, according to police.
Walnut Creek police received a call at 8:12 a.m. about a vehicle that crashed while traveling on northbound South Broadway between Newell Avenue and Rudgear Road, Lt. Lanny Edwards said.
For reasons not yet determined, the vehicle crashed into a sound wall on the east side of the street, Edwards said.
The crash occurred near Las Lomas High School but there was no connection between the crash and the high school, Edwards said.
The driver was transported to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Walnut Creek, which was a block away from the scene. Edwards did not immediately know the driver’s condition.
There were no other occupants in the vehicle, Edwards said.
South Broadway was closed in both directions between Newell Avenue and Rudgear Road this morning because of the crash.