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Martinez Woman Dies In Walnut Creek Crash

WALNUT CREEK (BCN) -- The Contra Costa County coroner's office has identified a Martinez woman killed in a crash on state Highway 4 near Walnut Creek Saturday night.

The California Highway Patrol reported that 27-year-old Shanna Meyers was fatally injured when the car she was driving crashed into a brick sound barrier along Highway 4 near Interstate Highway 680 about 9:20 p.m.

Meyers was taken to John Muir Medical Center in Concord where she succumbed to her injuries about an hour later, CHP Officer Scott Cakebread said.

The crash remains under investigation.

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