A head-on traffic crash left an 86-year-old man dead on Thanksgiving evening in Concord, authorities said.
The wreck happened about 6:50 p.m. Thursday on Oak Grove Road near Treat Boulevard, according to Lt. Robert Garcia of the Concord Police Department.
A vehicle was driving north on Oak Grove Road when it hit one vehicle and then slammed into another vehicle, which was traveling in the southbound lanes and carrying the 86-year-old man, Garcia said. The man was taken to a hospital, where he later died. It is not clear whether anyone else was injured.
The driver of the northbound vehicle was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, Garcia said.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the wreck can call the police at 925-671-5065.
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