Traffic & Transit
Deadly Crash Snarls Traffic In San Francisco
A motorcyclist was thrown onto a moving vehicle. The Highway 101 to I-80 connector is blocked.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA —Commuters are finding traffic snarled Tuesday morning in San Francisco, where a fatal crash involving a motorcyclist earlier in the day has blocked the southbound U.S. Highway 101 connector to Interstate Highway 80.
The motorcyclist, a man in his 30s, was headed southbound on Highway 101 to eastbound I-80 about 3:30 a.m. when he was involved in a collision and was thrown from his motorcycle, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The motorcyclist went off the ramp and landed on a moving vehicle below on the westbound I-80 to southbound Highway 101 ramp, the CHP said. That car stopped in lanes of traffic and was hit by another car, the CHP said.
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The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Sig-Alert was issued at 4 a.m. and the southbound Highway 101 connector to eastbound I-80 was closed. Westbound I-80 to southbound Highway 101 was also closed.
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