02-07-2025
Man charged with vehicular manslaughter in East Bay freeway crash that killed ‘beloved' father, husband
A man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a fatal crash on Interstate 80 in the East Bay was charged with vehicular manslaughter, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office said.
Emmanuel Gonzalez Mendoza, 34, was arrested Friday after the crash, which occurred around 3:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the freeway, east of Buchanan Street in Albany.
The crash killed another driver, identified in court records as Daniel Alejandro Oliva Morales. A GoFundMe page remembered him as a beloved father and husband and a kind and friendly soul who was 'deeply loved by all who knew him.'
His family told KTVU that Oliva, an Amazon delivery driver and father to children ages 11, 16 and 19, was on his way to work when the crash occurred.
Gonzalez was driving a Toyota Camry when he crashed. The collision caused Oliva's car, a Hyundai Elantra, to careen off the freeway and onto the roadway below, landing on its roof, California Highway Patrol officer Adib Zeid said Friday. The crash, which closed the eastbound lanes for nearly three hours, also involved a big rig whose driver was not hurt.
