Crime & Safety
New Details In Fiery Mountain View Crash
The victim is a 38-year-old man from Foster City, according to the CHP.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- The California Highway Patrol has released some information on the victim killed Friday in a fiery crash on southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View. The victim is a 38-year-old man from Foster City, according to the CHP.
His name had not been released as of Friday night.
On Friday around 9:30 a.m., the CHP received a call of a multi-vehicle collision on southbound U.S. Highway 101 at the state Highway 85 southbound connector.
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Investigators said a blue Tesla was traveling south on the highway when the vehicle crashed into the middle barrier.
Two other vehicles, a Mazda and an Audi then struck the vehicle.
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The drivers of those vehicles were not injured, according to the CHP.
During the incident, the Tesla caught fire, and the driver suffered major injuries.
He was transferred to the hospital where he later died.
The incident closed two lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 and the state Highway 85 connector until about 3:10 p.m.
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