Driver arrested on DUI charge after fatal motorcycle crash in Brentwood

BRENTWOOD The driver of a van was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after their automobile slammed into a motorcyclist and killed him while he was stopped at a crossroads near downtown early Sunday In a news release Brentwood police announced that the collision occurred around a m at the intersection of Sellers Avenue and Chestnut Street Police mentioned that a man on a motorcycle had been traveling north on Sellers Avenue and came to a stop at Chestnut Street Moments later the motorcycle was struck from behind by a van also traveling north Related Articles Hayward motorcyclists killed in crash with Tesla driven by San Jose woman Man charged in Hayward fatal hit-and-run South Bay man dies after car struck by wrong-way driver on Highway Bay Area boy killed teens hospitalized in alleged DUI -year-old San Jose woman killed in motorcycle crash near Watsonville The motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene While the cause of the collision remains under probe the driver of the car was suspected of driving under the influence and arrested on a felony charge police stated Drugs could have been a contributing factor in the fatality police also disclosed Anyone who witnessed the collision is solicited to call the Brentwood Police Department at - Callers may remain anonymous