High School Student Killed In Skyline Boulevard Crash: CHP

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — A Peninsula teenager was killed in a Monday crash along SR-35/Skyline Boulevard while en route to school, the California Highway Patrol reported Tuesday.

The crash happened on State Highway 35 at Swett Road in unincorporated San Mateo County, California Highway Patrol officials said. It was first reported at about 12:50 p.m. — but actually happened hours earlier, as the 17-year-old left la Honda "early in the morning" to drive to Serra High School in San Mateo.

"For unknown reasons, the driver allowed the Toyota [Tacoma] to leave the east side of the roadway at unknown speeds and struck a tree, the Toyota then traveled approximately 45 feet down a descending embankment where it came to rest on its side," CHP Officer Art Montiel said in a news release.

Montiel said the truck wasn't visible from the highway so it was not spotted until later in the day by sheriff's department officials.

"The young driver was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency personnel," Montiel said.

Montiel said the cause of the crash is under investigation and that "it does not appear drugs or alcohol were a factor." He asked any possible witnesses to contact CHP Officer Erick Parra at (650) 369-6261.

The crash led to a four-hour partial closure in the area.

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Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone