Sharon Butler, 54, killed in bicycle crash with alleged DUI driver Jason Peterson, 29, on Balfour Road in Brentwood, California

Modified Date:

Tue, 12/05/2017 - 10:17am

Accident Date:

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Crash With Suspected DUI Driver Claims Life Of Bicyclist InBrentwood

Authorities responded around 6:40 p.m. to a report of a traffic collision on Balfour Road, east of Sellers Avenue, CHP officials said. Officers arrested the driver on suspicion of driving drunk, CHP officials said. CHP officials said the 54-year-old woman was riding a ten-speed bicycle west on Balfour Road. A 29-year-old man driving a 2006 Plymouth Neon was traveling in the same lane when he struck the woman's bike with the front end of his car, CHP officials said. Police arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of driving under the influence after he collided with a bicyclist just outside of Brentwood on Sunday night, killing the cyclist, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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Police said 54-year-old Sharon Butler was riding her 10-speed bike west on Balfour Road near Sellers Avenue around 6:37 p.m. Sunday, when a 1996 Plymouth Neon going in the same direction hit her from behind. The collision threw Butler from the bicycle, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Type: Bicycle Accident

People Involved:

Sharon Butler

Jason Peterson

Roadway:

Balfour Road

City:

Brentwood, CA

County:

Contra Costa County, CA

Area:

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA