CONCORD, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on a hit-and-run collision in Concord that killed two young boys dead and sent their mother and an infant to the hospital with major injuries (all times local):
6:40 p.m.
Authorities have detained a man sought in a hit-and-run collision in Concord that killed two young boys and sent their mother and an infant to the hospital with major injuries.
The California Highway Patrol said they located 35-year-old Lemuel Sirvonn Wilson, Jr. on Saturday and detained him for questioning.
He was named a person of interest after the driver of an Infiniti sedan struck the back of a Dodge Durango on an on-ramp to State Route 4 Friday night.
The CHP said the impact was so severe, the boys, ages 5 and 10, were thrown from the SUV and the Infiniti was catapulted over a fence.
Witnesses told investigators a man with blood on his head and face abandoned the Infiniti and ran across the highway.
The East Bay Times reports (https://bayareane.ws/2su6SNf ) a 3-week-old boy sustained serious head injuries and the mother, a 35-year-old San Pablo woman, suffered neck injuries.
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2:05 p.m.
Authorities are searching for a driver who struck the back of an SUV in Concord, killing two young boys and sending their mother and a 3-month old baby to the hospital with major injuries.
The California Highway Patrol said Friday night’s collision on an on-ramp to State Route 4 was so severe that the boys, ages 5 and 10, were thrown from the Dodge Durango.
Meanwhile, the Infiniti that struck the SUV was catapulted over a fence and landed a few feet from the front door of a restaurant.
Witnesses told investigators the suspect ran toward a drive-in movie theater across the highway with blood on his head and face.
Police searched the area but couldn’t find him. He was identified as 35-year-old Lemuel Sirvonn Wilson, Jr.
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