Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Rollover Crash on Hwy 101 Injures Hayward Man
The man in a northbound car struck some sand barrels near the San Antonio Road off-ramp, and rolled over several times, the California Highway Patrol said.
A Hayward man was seriously injured in a rollover crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto Monday afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
The CHP responded to reports of a silver Mitsubishi Lancer that collided with sand-filled attenuator barrels near an off-ramp at San Antonio Road at about 12:55 p.m., CHP Officer Art Montiel said.
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The vehicle overturned several times and came to rest on its roof in the northbound lanes, Montiel said. The driver, a man in his 20s, was ejected in the crash. He was taken to Stanford Hospital with a broken pelvis, a dislocated hip and multiple lacerations, Montiel said.
His injuries were potentially life-threatening, Montiel said. No other vehicles appear to have been involved. One northbound lane was blocked for about 35 minutes while emergency responders cleared the crash, which remains under investigation by the CHP.
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—Bay City News Service
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