Live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. Im thinking about the family and praying for the family. And a mother killed in a tragic crash at the bay bridge toll plaza after a man suspected offed drinking and driving slam suspected of drinking and driving slams into the booth she was working with. Tonight the victims coworker is speak out. Heres more on how shes being remembered. Reporter this accident happened at 5 00 in the morning. Six lanes were closed. Those lanes were back open just before 6 00 tonight. Workers say theyre trying to get back to business, but they say it will be difficult. It looked like a war zone. Reporter she says it happened so quickly. Blink of an eye. Reporter she saw a truck speeding toward the toll booth, before careening into a group of careers and sending it airborne into toll booth 14. She didnt answer. Reporter inside her coworker. She didnt survive. Just 46 years old, married with a 10yearold daughter. I remember when she was pregnant with
Sorry that one person passed. You look at the scene and you see how badly damaged the other vehicles are and it is very fortunate the other parties did not suffer more serious injuries. Reporter investigators and engineers have been on scene for hours. They are tracking the tollbooth for any structural damage. So far they havent found any issues. Did they have Surveillance Video of the accident . Do you know how much longer the lanes are expected to be close . Reporter they originally said he didnt expect the lanes be open until about 10 pm. We were talking about four more hours. They have moved that up a little bit, they are hoping they can get these lanes open in about an hour. You know if they have Surveillance Video of the accident . Reporter that is one of the things that the investigators are looking into. We havent heard any details about what they have found. It is still early on in the investigation. Thanks. The director said we express our deepest condolences for this tragic
But we also like a little cocoa butter. Live where you live, this is abc 7 news. She always smiled. She always asked about the family. Shes very caring. A mother loved by so many, tonight an east bay family deals with the unthinkable after a bay bridge toll plaza si si han worked on the bay bridge, tonight a drunk driver crashed into her toll booth and tonight flags are lower half staff. So many are including hrnans family still long what happened in lane 14 this morning. She was loved by so many. Here she is with the two loves of her life her husband and their tenyearold daughter. I spoeke with a close relative who shared these photos and fears for the family. Devastated. Depressed. The daughter is going to have a difficult time. Hrnan stepped into booth 14 before daniel burke hit that last car in line and caused a Chain Reaction and continued and struck the booth. The booth with han inside was thrown several peek. Burke was ejected from his truck and charged with dui and vehicle mans
Maybe this wont happen again. Im not mad about what happened, i dont want to be mad. Today has been declared most ship Remembrance Day and tonight some families of the victims are visiting the site of that deadly fire for the first time. We will be live at the memorial to pay tribute to those 36 people. Good saturday evening everyone. I am alyana gomez, first were taking a look at interstate 80 following a horrific crash that happened after five this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic was heavy and slow moving for more than 12 hours today. Traffic has picked up just a bit but still quite a lot of cars on the road today. The traffic backup still keeps the cars back there with the red light. The Highway Patrol says a box truck abruptly hit several cars before plowing through a toll booth killing the toll taker. All lanes are now open. Chp investigating what went wrong, officers arrested a truck driver 32yearold daniel berg for driving under the influence and vehicular manslaug
Family deals with the unthinkable after that horrific accident around this time yesterday morning at the bay bridge toll plaza. Si si han worked as a toll booth collector for a decade. Just minutes after she started her history yesterday morning, a suspected drunk driver crashed into her booth. The State Capitol lowered its flag to halfstaff in her honor. Abc7 husband reporter lisa ga leashian spoke with the victims family and friends. Shes a very kind and generous woman. Reporter si si han was loved by so many. Here she is with her husband and their 10yearold daughter. I spoke with a close relative. She shared these photos and her fears for the family. Hes devastated. The daughter, how hes going to have a difficult time. Reporter han stepped into booth 14 just ten minutes before police say daniel burke sped through the toll plaza in a box truck. Cars were backed up in the lane waiting to pay. Hit that very last car in line and caused a cane reaction. Thats how all five vehicles were d