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A 20-year-old Richmond resident died in a fatal traffic accident at the intersection of University and San Pablo avenues at 2:30 a.m. Thursday. 

Dan Apperson, supervisor for the Alameda County Coroner’s Office, identified the woman as Christine Phan Dao, who worked as a clerk at Costco’s south Richmond warehouse store. 

She is survived by her father, Tony Dao, also of Richmond, Apperson said. 

Berkeley Police spokesperson Officer Shira Warren said Dao was headed northbound on University Avenue at the time of the accident, and that the other driver was headed north on San Pablo Avenue when he struck Dao’s motorcycle. 

Warren said the northbound motorist, whom she declined to identify, is in police custody at Highland Hospital, where he is being treated for injuries sustained in the crash. 

He is suspected of being intoxicated at the time of the collision, she said. 

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