Briana Marie Day, 28, was the driver arrested on charges of suspicion of driving under the influence causing injury, and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after police say she hit two pedestrians, one fatally, in Walnut Creek early Saturday morning.
Briana Marie Day was operating a pickup truck on Pine Street and Main Street in Walnut Creek, when the vehicle came into contact with two pedestrians around 1:50 a.m. Saturday. The vehicle then came into contact with a cement pillar.
One of the pedestrians was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was transported to an area hospital with major injuries.
Jail records show Day was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility and was being held in lieu of $400,000 bail.
Anyone with possible information about Saturday’s collision should contact Walnut Creek police at 925-935-6400.
