Vacaville Driver Killed in I-80 Crash Near Cordelia Scales

An iPhone Crash Alert Notified the CHP

The California Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Communications Center received an automated iPhone crash notification at about 2:52 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2026. The alert reported a crash on westbound Interstate 80 near the Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility scales.

CHP officers arrived at about 3:01 a.m. and found a silver 2014 Hyundai Elantra that had struck a tree just west of the scales. The 23-year-old Vacaville driver was trapped and unresponsive. Officers performed CPR until Fairfield firefighters arrived and freed him from the vehicle.

The Driver Died at NorthBay Medical Center

The driver was taken to NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield, where he was pronounced dead at 3:27 a.m. The Solano County coroner identified him the next day as Justin Hamilton-Holland.

The CHP's preliminary investigation found that the Hyundai traveled off the right side of westbound I-80 for a reason that remained under investigation. The CHP said the driver appeared not to have been wearing a seatbelt. CHP also said alcohol was suspected as a contributing factor, but toxicology results were still pending.

The Investigation Remains Open

NBC Bay Area, KCRA, and CBS News Bay Area reported the crash from CHP information. This article does not make an independent finding about cause or fault. The CHP Solano Area continued to investigate.

Our thoughts are with Hamilton-Holland's family and loved ones.