Identified: Victim Killed in Highway 4 Pittsburg Crash

Last Updated on December 27, 2022 by C-CAR

PITTSBURG — Authorities identified James Kuang, as the 50 year-old man who was killed earlier this week by a drunken driver on Highway 4 in Contra Costa County.

Kuang was driving his Honda east on Highway 4, when a Dodge Durango being driven in the wrong direction on the highway slammed into his vehicle.

The allegedly intoxicated driver of the wrong-way Durango, a 53-year-old with a suspended license, was arrested and turned over to the U.S. Marshals for prosecution in an unrelated case.  Authorities did not release the suspect’s name was not released.

A passenger in the Honda sustained serious injuries. A driver and infant in a third vehicle were also transported to the hospital for evaluation of their injuries.


Please accept our sincerest condolences. As you navigate this deeply difficult time, our thoughts and prayers are with you, the victims and their loved ones who died in roadway tragedies.

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