Crime & Safety

One Dead in Redwood City Hit-and-Run Rollover Crash

CHP officials are looking for the driver of a vehicle which clipped another, leading to the deadly rollover.

REDWOOD CITY, CA- A 58-year-old New Hampshire man is dead after a hit-and-run, rollover collision in Redwood City Wednesday afternoon, California Highway Patrol officials said.

The first report of the crash came in at 1 p.m. on northbound U.S. Highway 101 just south of Woodside Road. It appears a 2000 light brown Toyota Sienna clipped a 2006 silver Scion driven by the New Hampshire man. He lost control of the vehicle and rolled it in the center divide, CHP Officer Art Montiel said.

The New Hampshire man had his seatbelt on but suffered major injuries in the crash, according to the CHP. He died at 1:50 p.m. at Stanford Hospital.

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Some witnesses told CHP officers the driver of the Toyota was speeding, Montiel said.

It's not known yet whether drugs or alcohol played a part in the collision, Montiel said.

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No other vehicles were involved in the incident and no other passengers were in the Scion. CHP officers are asking for help locating the driver of the Toyota, Montiel said.

They do not yet have a description of the person. Anyone with information about the person or the collision is being asked to call the California Highway Patrol or 911.

— By Bay City News Service.

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