CROCKETT, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy died early Saturday morning after falling from a freeway overpass during a sideshow in Crockett, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The deadly incident happened around 3:30 a.m. near the Interstate 80 on- and off-ramps near Pomona Street by the Carquinez Bridge.
Drone video taken at the scene and shared with media outlets showed more than 100 cars blocking a large intersection as a driver spun donuts while a crowd of spectators cheered.
Authorities say the chaos spilled onto the freeway ramps, where the eastbound and westbound lanes are separated by a narrow gap.
The CHP said the teenager climbed over a concrete barrier and accidentally fell 75 feet to the ground below. He died at the scene. Investigators were later seen examining the are