Overview

• Authorities identified the victim as 39-year-old Mahdi Khorram, a Caltrans construction inspector employed since 2023.
• The collision occurred around 10:35 p.m. Wednesday on westbound Highway 4 near the McEwen offramp, according to the CHP.
• Investigators said Khorram was hit by an asphalt truck inside a construction closure and was taken to a hospital, where he died.
• Khorram was based in Concord and is survived by his wife and 3-year-old child, officials said.
• Caltrans said Khorram is the agency’s 195th on-the-job fatality since 1921, and the CHP investigation remains underway; flags will also fly at half-staff at the Capitol Annex Swing Space.