Peninsula Man ID'd in Deadly Highway 101 Crash

SAN MATEO, CA – A Peninsula man who died when he crashed a BMW into a tree alongside Highway 101 in San Mateo over the weekend has been identified by the coroner's office.

San Mateo resident Jairo Lombera, 22, died at the scene of the wreck just after 2:10 a.m. Sunday, near the Third Avenue off-ramp from northbound Highway 101, according to the San Mateo County coroner's office and California Highway Patrol.

"It appears the BMW coupe was traveling northbound on US-101 and as the driver attempted to take the Eastbound 3rd Avenue exit at an unknown speed, the driver lost control of the BMW allowing it to veer to the left and off the roadway where it collided head on with a tree," CHP Officer Art Montiel said following the collision. "The BMW came to rest on the left shoulder of the exit against the tree."

Lombera and three passengers in the car were taken to Stanford University Medical Center, the CHP said.

"The driver sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collision and was pronounced deceased upon arrival of emergency personnel," Montiel said.

Two of the passengers, a 21-year-old and 22-year-old, suffered minor injuries while the third, a 21-year-old, suffered major injuries, according to the CHP. All four people are residents of San Mateo.

CHP officials said they believe all of the car's occupants had been drinking alcohol prior to the crash.

"It appears all the occupants (including the driver) had been consuming alcohol," Montiel said. "It is unknown at this time if drugs were also a factor in this collision."

Anyone who might have witnessed the crash or what led up to it is encouraged to call CHP Officer D. Labarbera at (650) 369-6261.

– Bay City News Service contributed to this report / Image via Shutterstock