East Bay victim IDd in vehicular homicide

A Lafayette woman was identified as the person found early Friday in the road in an unincorporated area north of Buchanan Field Airport in Contra Costa County in what authorities are calling a vehicular homicide.

California Highway Patrol officers responded to reports of a pedestrian being hit by a car near Solano Way and Marsh Drive in unincorporated Concord at about 1 a.m., said CHP Officer Brandon Correia.

Contra Costa sheriff’s deputies and CHP officers found a body in the road in the 5000 block of Marsh Road, said Jimmy Lee, spokesman for the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s

Office. Correia said they found evidence of a possible homicide, but did not provide additional details.

The victim has been identified as 35yearold Shelly Stevens, Lee said.

Lee said a deputy sheriff located the suspect vehicle nearby. CHP officials initially started the investigation because there was “evidence that the female was struck by a vehicle,” Lee said.

“Based on initial findings and evidence, this incident was later classified as a vehicular homicide and the office of the sheriff took over the primary investigation,” Lee said.

Anyone with information about this case should call the Investigation Division at 9253132600 or the Sheriff’s Office dispatch at 9256462441.

People can submit tips via email at tips@ so.cccounty.us or call 8668463592 to leave an anonymous voice message.

“This incident was later classified as a vehicular homicide.”

Jimmy Lee, Contra Costa County Sheriff ’s Office