CHP officer injured stopping wrong-way driver fleeing sides…
Car Crash Franklin Canyon California in Franklin Canyon, California: California Highway Patrol officers stopped a wrong-way driver who fled an illegal sideshow near Franklin Canyon Road and State Route 4 in unincorporated Contra Costa County on June 26, 2026, at approximately 11:35 p.m. A silver Infiniti sedan involved in the sideshow entered westbound SR-4 driving the wrong way with its lights off, and a CHP patrol unit intentionally positioned its vehicle in the Infiniti's path to shield the public. The Infiniti crashed head-on into the patrol vehicle; the driver fled on foot but was quickly detained. Two passengers suffered suspected minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital, and one CHP officer was treated for minor injuries and released. The driver, Seth Antonio Edwards, 22, of Pittsburg, was arrested and booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on charges including driving the wrong way on a freeway while fleeing, resisting arrest, participating in a speed contest, and driving without a valid driver's license.