Crime & Safety

Man Killed in Mountain View Crash ID'd as Phiet Truong

The crash happened on Highway 101 north of Highway 85 around 10 p.m. Saturday.

A man killed in a crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View over the weekend was identified as 67-year-old Phiet Truong of San Jose, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office.

Officers responded to a report of a crash on southbound Highway 101 north of state Highway 85 around 10 p.m. Saturday, California Highway Patrol officials said.

Arriving officers found one person, later identified as Truong, suffering from major injuries, according to the CHP.

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He was transported to Stanford Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, CHP officials said.

Two southbound lanes were closed for about 90 minutes after the crash, according to the CHP.

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No other details on the crash were immediately available Monday morning.

--Bay City News Service, photo via Shutterstock

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