CROKETT, Calif. (KGO) — A massive sideshow takes a deadly turn on an East Bay freeway. A 16-year-old boy fell to his death trying to watch the display in Crockett on Saturday.
It’s the second accident linked to sideshows at that spot and now a county supervisor is calling for immediate action.
The 16-year-old teenager who died at the sideshow takeover on Saturday in Crockett has been identified as Jose Cuevas.
It’s was 3:30 a.m. and CHP believes that Cuevas accidentally fell off the Pomona Street on-ramp to westbound I-80 after climbing over a concrete safety barrier near the Carquinez Bridge.
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A teenager is dead after falling off a highway overpass, while watching a sideshow in the East Bay early Saturday morning.
A 75-foot fall that proved to be fatal.
“And it’s just unfortunate, you know? And these takeovers are very dangerous events,” said Lila Noguera.
Lila Noguera’s son was close friends with Jose.
“He was definitely devastated. He’s never had a close friend pass. Very nice kid, and he had a good sense of humor, Always happy and adventurous and just so you know, at the same time, very respectful,” said Noguera.
Jose’s death marks the second major accident to happen at the Crockett intersection during a sideshow. A teen was critically injured falling at least 50 feet in this area back in 2018.
“It’s important that we bring this to an end,” said Contra Costa County District 5 Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston.
Supervisor Scales-Preston previously helped bring a sideshow ordinance to the City of Pittsburg.
She’d like to do the same in Contra Costa County, one that would allow for charges or fines against participants and spectators.
For this specific area in Crockett, she’s aiming for a roundtable discussion with CHP, Caltrans, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, the DA, and Public Works department on solutions.
“Some of the things that I’m interested in looking in is license plate readers, cameras in that area, as well as if there can be raised bumps or delineators,” said Scales-Preston.
All with a hope that what happened to Jose, won’t happen again.
“A typical teenage kid just trying to live life, but he had a good heart. He had a good heart,” said Noguera.
A GoFundMe page has been created for Jose to help with funeral expenses.
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