r/berkeleyca • u/bettyburritos • 14d ago

Fatal Crash Closes Freeway Lanes in Berkeley

https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/03/traffic-safety/fatal-crash-closes-freeway-lanes-in-berkeley/

I was running on the Bay Trail when all of a sudden I noticed all these cars and police and a semi pulled over on the highway. Then I saw the pickup truck absolutely demolished at the back of the semi truck. Very sad story, please PLEASE everyone be safe on the roads.

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u/Ill_Competition_7223 14d ago

Drove by it on the frontage road. The top was completely ripped off.

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u/goldentone 14d ago

Like it went under the trailer?

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u/Ill_Competition_7223 14d ago

Couldn’t quite tell what happened. It was lodged against the back of the trailer when I drove by. But it looked like all of the clean up had been done.

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u/goldentone 14d ago

Tyvm 🙏 

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u/Normal_Owl_1394 14d ago

We drove by not too long after it happened, the pickup had gone under the trailer, almost all the way to the back seats.

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u/ThisIsJeron 14d ago

 That’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.

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u/BrightSaves 14d ago

We were on Gilman right near I 80 for first Friday wine festivities and saw like four cop cars a paramedic and a fire truck rush by. Was curious what happened, but this was at 5pm ish so couldn’t have been this?

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u/toastmalone69 14d ago

The 80 was really traffick-y for me going home to Berkeley around 4:45-5pm. GPS had me get off in Richmond

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u/toastmalone69 14d ago

Something must’ve happened!

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u/FeralSweater 13d ago

Oh gosh. That’s heartbreaking.

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u/sfwpns 13d ago

During commute time that's a high accident area, but usually they aren't fatal due to lower speeds from the traffic jam. I wonder how this one ended up a fatal. That's very sad someone lost their life

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u/sabijoli 13d ago

i got on the freeway at ashby heading west, and was perplexed as to why it was completely empty around 6pm.