ORINDA, CA - NOVEMBER 1: A Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office coroner's van arrived at Lucille Way in Orinda, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Four people died and four others injured at a short-term rental in a Halloween party Thursday night, according to police chief, (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
WALNUT CREEK — A driver who crashed into a tree and died after the vehicle became engulfed in flames was a Brentwood resident, authorities said.
The crash on Ygnacio Valley Road near N. Broadway on June 29 killed 24-year-old Evan Lonsdale. The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office identified him publicly.
Walnut Creek police said Lonsdale lost control of the vehicle about 2:15 a.m. and ended up hitting a tree in a parking lot in the 600 block of Ygnacio Valley Road. He died at the scene.
The fire did not spread from the car to any of the other buildings. Contra Costa Fire Protection District crews put out the flames.
Originally published at Rick Hurd