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FREMONT — A tanker-hauling big rig collided with a vehicle early Monday, killing the vehicle’s passenger.

The cash occurred at about 4:15 a.m. at the intersection of Stewart Avenue and Boyce road.

The vehicle’s passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity will be released after next-of-kin are notified.

According to published reports, the big-rig driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, who learned that the vehicle had been westbound on Stewart when it entered Boyce and struck the big rig traveling northbound.  

OAKLAND — Alameda County Prosecutors have brought manslaughter charges and drunk driving charges against a San Jose resident who was identified by police as the driver of a fatal car accident that claimed two lives last Thanksgiving, according to court records.

Robert Jacob Espinoza, 26, was arrested for two counts of vehicular manslaughter and three counts of drunk driving, in relation to the Nov. 28 accident. Ann Marie Carpaneto and Laura Pereira were his victims. Ann Marie died two weeks later from injuries.

According to police, Espinoza was driving his Tesla along Interstate 880 near Union City when he collided with a Volkswagen parked on the shoulder close to Whipple Road. It happened at 3:00 a.m.

Espinoza was intoxicated at the accident scene, according to an investigator from California Highway Patrol. He was then arrested. Authorities said that three people were injured in the Tesla.

According to CHP, the Tesla wasn’t using “self-driving software” when the accident occurred.

According to court records, Espinoza has pleaded not guilty during a Sept. 22 hearing. He is currently out of custody while charges are being pending.

The reason the Volkswagen was left parked at the shoulder by police has not been made public.

SAN LEANDRO — Late Monday night, a one-car collision on a freeway ramp resulted in the death of a male driver.

CHP was called to respond at 11:53 pm. CHP Officer Zachary Hunter stated that it happened at Davis Street’s exit on northbound Interstate 880.

The driver was not identified by authorities immediately. He died on the spot. Hunter stated that he drove a Porsche Cayenne, and seemed to have lost control because he did not slow down on the exit.

Hunter stated that the Porsche skidded off the road, then slid over an off-ramp in shrubbery and trees. The wreckage occurred even though it was not raining.

.The CHP is still investigating.

Antioch police stated three children sustained serious injuries Friday, when they were struck by a car while walking home from school.

The driver of the car witnesses say was responsible for the crash had been kicked off the elementary school campus a few blocks away just moments earlier. After the collision,  witnesses reported he looked dazed, when he emerged from his vehicle with a knife and stab wound.

At 3:23 PM, police were dispatched to the scene of the accident at Sycamore Drive & Manzanita Way. They found three critically injured children. The three children were all treated on the spot and flown to hospital for further care. Unfortunately, the condition of the third juvenile wasn’t available.

Witnesses claim that a Mercury Mystique was traveling westbound on Sycamore Drive, waiting for traffic to clear, before turning right onto Manzanita Way. Police say that a Chevrolet Impala was also leaving Sycamore Square at high speed, going westbound on Sycamore Drive, and trying to pass it, struck the Mercury instead, propelling it into the group.

According to police, the Impala’s driver was flown to the hospital for serious injuries. The Mercury Mystique driver was treated as a precaution.

The victims’ ages were not released by police, who said that the investigation was ongoing and there wasn’t any additional information.

CASTRO VALLEY — Authorities say that four people sustained minor or moderate injuries Thursday when the driver of a car lost control and drove through a door to a busy grocery shop.

Alameda County Fire Department firefighters arrived to a report of a collision between two vehicles at Trader Joe’s 22224 Redwood Rd. at 3:45 p.m. They arrived quickly with a complete first-alarm complement and found several victims.

Kent Carlin of Alameda County Fire said that three people were transported to Eden Medical Center by Kent Carlin. A child was also taken to UCSF Benioff Hospital Oakland after receiving treatment from the first responders.

Carlin stated that although it was quite graphic, the outcome was good considering how many people were in the store. It could have been worse.

Driver was uninjured. He was assessed at the scene, but was not taken into custody.