Police ID Los Altos Man Killed In Foothill Expwy Crash

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – A driver killed in a car crash off of Foothill Expressway in Los Altos on Monday afternoon was identified by police today as 58-year-old Matthew Maki.

Maki, a Los Altos resident, was driving a 2006 Mercedes-Benz sedan that crashed into a tree near eastbound Foothill Expressway between St. Joseph Avenue and Loyola Drive around 12:15 p.m., police Agent Ryan Langone said.

An officer in the area saw the vehicle with major front-end damage and on fire, with flames extending to the tree, Langone said.

Additional officers and emergency medical crews were called to the area along with Santa Clara County firefighters, who quickly extinguished the blaze, according to Langone.

Crews had to break into the vehicle to remove the driver, later identified as Maki, who was pronounced dead at the scene about 10 minutes later. There were no signs of drugs or alcohol involved in the crash,
according to Langone.

Eastbound Foothill Expressway between St. Joseph Avenue and Loyola Drive was closed for about five and a half hours, Langone said.

Traffic investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident, particularly before the crash, since Foothill Expressway is a major thoroughfare in the city that observes moderate traffic
during the noon hour, Langone said.

Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call police Agent Eric Brooks at (650) 947-2770.

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